It's not a terrible film, it's just a bit snooze worthy. Take Michael Crichton's Sphere and put in space and that's essentially what you've got with Supernova. With this films history of multiple directors and visions it's hard to put a finger on who made what mistake but it was inevitable that it wouldn't be a masterpiece. It's an average at best space action/thriller that borrows heavily from films and stories that are much better than it. I think this…

This isn't 'bad' per se, just really really mediocre. Some nice ideas wrapped up in an improbable scenario. Performances are okay, though leaning heavily on intense hushed tones, which gets annoying. The antagonist is almost entirely without charm, unless you're into bland frat-boy jocks. Narratively lazy, with uninspired visuals. Some of the editing is interesting - the crosscutting between the jump to hyperspace (or whatever they call it in this movie) and the foreshadowing glimpses of action is really quite…

A film that is a little choppy due to the fact it had too many cooks in the kitchen. Thomas Lee (aka Walter Hill) is credited as director but this film has two uncredited directors with one being Francis Ford Coppola. However it doesn't feel disjointed, as the film strikes a coherent tone and visual style. If anything it is the narrative structure that is the main problem. It runs through the familiar hoops of a science fiction action adventure…