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Supernova (1999)

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Reviews Counted:59

Fresh:6

Rotten:53

Average Rating:3.2/10

Consensus: This is an insult to the Sci-fi genre with no excitement and bad FX.

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: The gripping story of a deep space search and rescue mission to recover the last remaining survivor of an abandoned medical ship. The six member crew of the Nightingale 229 (including Spader,... The gripping story of a deep space search and rescue mission to recover the last remaining survivor of an abandoned medical ship. The six member crew of the Nightingale 229 (including Spader, Bassett, and Forster) answer the mysterious man's (Facinelli) desperate plea for help, but when they collect him, they discover that their problems have compounded. In addition to sensing evil powers within the alien artifact he's brought with him, it appears that a nearby star is about to explode, taking the Nightingale with it. The race is on for survival in this atmospheric action-thriller. [More]

Starring: James Spader, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Lou Diamond Phillips

Starring: James Spader, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Lou Diamond Phillips, Wilson Cruz, Peter Facinelli, Robin Tunney, Vincent D'Onofrio

Director: Thomas Lee

Director: Thomas Lee
Screenwriter: David Campbell Wilson
Producer: Daniel Chuba, Jamie Dixon
Composer: David C. Williams

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12/06/05
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If the 20 minutes of deleted scenes on the DVD had been inserted back into the actual film, Supernova would have been much better.

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02/08/03
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Hill disciples will no doubt find it a fascinating film.

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02/21/02
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James O'Ehley
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a half-baked science fiction rip-off that manages to be both excruciatingly simplistic and utterly incoherent at the same time

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A waste of time and talent.

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A super bore.

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