Event Horizon

Clever sci-fi thriller that borrows conceptually from Solaris and stylistically from Hellraiser. Fishburne and Isaacs make good additions to Alien crew, but Neill’s Jack Torrance is underwhelming. Brilliant set design, Stargate excluded, and effects that beg for 3-D distract from a plot that occasionally tries too hard to wax philosophic.

Death Race

Remake filled with so much testosterone that just watching it builds muscle mass. Only similarities to original 1975 film are character names and intense feeling of guilty pleasure. Features relatively solid story and fantastically executed stunts and effects. Action sometimes becomes too ridiculous, but then, the title is Death Race.