Riddick (Vin) has been on the run from bounty hunters for the five years since Pitch. He goes back to try to get the bounty removed and finds himself in the midst of a hostile takeover of everything by the Lord Marshal (Colm) and his trusty Necromangers who are in route to the promise land known as Underverse. Aereon (Judi), an elemental who can glide across the floor and seemingly disappear, tries to persuade Riddick to help the underdogs. Right. The holes in this story were humongous Question: if Aereon could glide about almost ghostlike, then why did she allow herself to be shackled? Couldn't she just glide right out of those things? There was so much going on that it was impossible to piece it all together to make a decent story or any story at all, really. Riddick ends up in this underground prison, Crematorion, and just happens to find Kyra (Alexa), whom he has not seen since the latter was a child. They spend a lot of the movie trying to escape from the prison. Meanwhile, Vaako (Karl Urban) is being encouraged by his wife, Dame Vaako (Thandie) to knock off Lord Marshal who really is kind of a punk. To add to the mix, there is also a host of grimy bounty hunters still trying to get Riddick. Geez! This was just an unadulterated exercise in discombobulation. And the worst thing, my friends, is that there will clearly be at least one more of these messy chapters.

Riddick Tidbit

In case you are ever caught in 700-degree sun, just pour some bottled water over you and that will keep you safe for a few seconds. Amazing, huh?