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34 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThis is a movie so devoted to metal that it couldn't care less about the flesh it destroys.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghWhere "Pitch Black" relied on shadowy threats and sharply drawn relationships between a small group of stranded victims-to-be, Twohy's bloated space opera is an eye-popping three-ring circus of fabulously freaky costumes, over-ripe declaiming and computer-generated spectacle.
- 50Chicago TribuneMark CaroChicago TribuneMark CaroDespite being positioned as a mold-breaker, Riddick now blends in with a sizable crowd of reluctant loner cinematic heroes, just as the movie fails to convince that it's going where no movie has gone before.
- 40The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe action is so frenetic that the ominous mood isn't allowed to penetrate, and this time the human factor is all but erased.
- 38Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaAn overblown hodgepodge of volcano-baked desertscapes, Egyptoid-gone-baroque architecture, and gladiator-geared storm troopers with goofy headpieces, The Chronicles of Riddick bears no resemblance to the movie that spawned its namesake.
- 38USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigHas a riddick-ulous sci-fi plot, overblown and numbing video game-style special effects and a going-through-the-motions lead performance by Vin Diesel.
- 30Los Angeles TimesManohla DargisLos Angeles TimesManohla DargisNot since John Travolta sprouted a head of dreadlocks and strapped on platform boots for "Battlefield Earth" has cinematic science fiction been such good-bad fun as in The Chronicles of Riddick.
- 30Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThe muddy, convoluted story revolves around the star's cool-guy poses and one-liners.
- 25Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleThere's nothing here you haven't seen before, especially if you own a PlayStation.
- 25Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe special effects are extra special. The screenplay is idiotic, though, and Diesel speaks his dialogue like a Sylvester Stallone clone who never finished third grade.