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Paul A. Birkett (written by)
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14 October 2002 (UK)
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In Deep Space, There's Lots of Time to Kill.
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A psychotic spaceman takes over a deep-space observatory manned by a scientist, his wife, and teenage daughter. | add synopsis
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(Complete credited cast) | Wendy Crewson | ... | Billie (Ronnie's mom) |
 | Patrick Bergin | ... | Cal (captain of the Harbinger) |
| Peter Outerbridge | ... | Lee Nash aka Carter |
| Michelle Beaudoin | ... | Ronnie (Veronica) |
| Patrik Stanek | ... | Jansen (escaped con) |
| Pavel Bezdek | ... | Lars (escaped con) |
 | David Nykl | ... | Russell aka the Priest |
| Emil Linka | ... | Glenn (escaped con) |
| Gerard Whelan | ... | Liam (escaped con) |
| Robert Russell | ... | Mesa Verde warden |
| Mike McGuffie | ... | Technician (Executioner) |
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Rated R for violence.
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USA:100 min | Canada:96 min (Ontario)
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Factual errors: When Cal is examining the missile specs, the display shows the yield as 0.7 kJ (kiloJoules), the same amount of energy used by a 100W light bulb in seven seconds - scarcely terrifying as a missile.
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Don't let the fact that this is set in a space station orbiting a star about to go nova fool you. This is a low tech story. Their ship is huge, but for no apparent purpose other than to provide a lot of corridors in which to play cat and mouse. The conflicts are solved with 1980's vintage firearms and in some cases a knife.
This movie bounces between some great parts and many that make absolutely no sense whatsover. I like the characters; the actors are excellent at making them work. But what kind of mom thinks its the right thing to do for a 16 year old daughter to get over her fathers death is to spend nearly two years in an isolated space station? No contact with anyone but her mom and stepdad-to-be. By the time a guy shows up the poor kid is so horny that she damn near mounts him even before he comes out of cryo-stasis! (This happens on her 18th birthday, which mom forgot about.)
The inevitable fight sequences is where the movie works best. Enjoy it for that and forget the rest.