Review of Riddick (2013) by Ben R — 02 Feb 2014

Easily the weakest one out of the trilogy, but, still as a standalone piece of sci-fi cinema it is good. shame about the malapropos crudity towards the end.

This review of Riddick (2013) was written by Ben R on 02 Feb 2014.

Riddick has generally received mixed reviews.

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