AverageMoviegoer

I don't quite understand how this movie is incurring such poor ratings since it is one of the more original films I've seen in some time.

Special effects? Forget it. This is pure wilderness territory in panoramic play. Wild Alaska at its finest in natural scenery, music (native Alaskans Black Railroad Company with bluegrass twang and a rugged, rustic feel), with "real" people in the background throughout.

I could not predict anything that would happen in this film even though it *appeared* mundanely spelled out from the outset. Nothing is at it seems in 'Sugar Mountain'; for that, my interest was sustained and entangled with the very good acting, plot twists, and disbelief throughout.

This movie felt very Indie-"ish" to me. I appreciated the stripped down rawness and feeling of realness. If you're looking for glitz, elite Hollywood garbage, again forget it.

This is deeper than that.

If you enjoyed the first installments of the Riddick franchise (I'll go so far to include the video games, and additional animated film), you'll enjoy this film for exactly what it is: another installment in the ongoing (hopefully) genre of the mass media serial entertainment that is "Riddick".

I didn't feel that this film was nearly as all encompassing in its depth or scope comparative to either either Pitch Black or The Chronicles of Riddick. If I had seen neither of those I would however still find it a brainless thrill ride throughout. There is something relatable with Riddick's one-liners and the character as a whole who is the ultimate anti-hero in a seriously f---d up universe. Who has had one of those "legendary bad days" after all?

If you don't like sci fi, can't handle sexist comments in every direction back and forth, and don't mind four letter words coloring every third sentence, this film like the other "Riddick" installments is a cheap thrill that forgoes class and cultural norms for gross adventure and pulse racing action.