“Event Horizon” is one of the most atmospheric thrillers I’ve ever seen, it’s also one of the most violent yet it flows with a certain elegance to it all and great performances help carry it to the next level. It’s a real surprise; this film received mixed reviews, was a failure at the box office and was directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, the guy who brought us the film adaptation of “Mortal Kombat”.

In “Event Horizon”, the year is 2047 and a small ship goes in search of a larger ship that went missing several years earlier while trying to explore travelling in a new complex but highly intriguing way involving bending space. When they reach the original ship named the ‘Event Horizon’, someone or something has come through the gateway on-board.

Sam Neill (“Jurassic Park”) steals the show as Doctor Weir by giving a totally creepy performance without going over the top. Laurence Fishburne (“The Matrix”), Joely Richardson (“The Patriot”), Jason Isaacs (“The Tuxedo”) and the rest are all good and remind me a lot of the crew in “Alien”. The visual effects are astounding and lots are hellish-torture themed and some of the creatures will instantly remind you of the visual effects seen in “Hellraiser”.

The special effects, the set design, the music, the characters, the plot and the atmosphere are all breath-taking. It’s like “Alien”, “The Abyss”, “Hellraiser”, “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “Constantine” all rolled into one but still managing to feel unique and not carrying any elements that didn’t work in some of the films listed. “Event Horizon” is a gem; it’s everything I love about sci-fi movies all in one place so if you’re in anyway someone that enjoys sci-fi or thrillers or horror movies then you have to see this because it’s scary, bizarre, fascinating, beautiful, sickening and will suck you right in.