The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
Director David Twohy returns with star Vin Diesel as Riddick in this sequel to 2000's Pitch Black.
Whereas Pitch Black was a study in minimalism and small scale classy film making this has a tremendous sense of scale and even greater sense of visuals with it's many space craft and 60's epic style scenery with casts of thousands - all probably CGI.
There's plenty going on here and Diesel is fine once more as the antihero Riddick but it lacks an exciting story and tends to become overblown in it's lofty ambition. However the fact is co-stars Judi Dench is something to behold. I wonder if she had any idea what the hell it was all about?
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