5th Passenger

Even with my rusty english (my apologies in advance) I decided to spend 5 minutes to right something I believe is important. Oh, the movie.....it is just horrible. It is real bad. It dont deserves to be called a "movie". But what it worries me are the previous 10 starts reviews. I watched the movie because of the existence of such reviews. We know that sometimes a movie without good marketing and low budget can be very good. This is why people that love sci-fy genre is hunting movies like this one. You feel betrayed when this happens. I dont know what to do or suggest about it, honestly, but trolls making fake positive reviews just to promote a movie that should not be seen not even for the ones who made it? come on...that is too much. Imdb is a serious portal. Me and many people come here to read and/or write about movies. We should not allow these "fakes" to contaminate it.

Keep an eye out for Citizen Doctor Ruiz early on. See him adroitly yet dismissively handle an unexpected medical condition in a Non-Citizen with just the right amount of vague annoyance before the all heck breaks loose! That's me! I'm proud to be in this film. It's a testament to movie-making chutzpa backed by a sharp story and strong performances. The pace is fast, the situations dire, but there's nuance, intrigue and romance too. Please enjoy!

The 5th Passenger is a sci-fi thriller rife with the ironies and injustices of a stratified society as viewed from the perspective of a member of the underclass. A technological means of determining objective truth doubles as a cinematic storytelling device and a plot element which has a devastating impact on individual rights. Complications arise when the lives of the privileged depend on the talents of a member of the underclass in the context of the resource-constrained, unforgiving void of outer space. The moral dilemmata, high drama, and action of this film will keep you engaged to the ultimate catharsis of human understanding.

The fanboi/shill reviews, or the poor acting. I am unsure who figured these people, who acted in the past together, could still act ...together and succeed. The show is a modern B. Not that a B movie is bad. The acting was rigid, forced and, at times, off key. The CGI was bad when ever the color red or orange was needed it seems ;) If you are a Star Trek cast fan, there will be no deterring you from seeing this. If you are a sucker for IMDB ratings, do not be fooled, this rating is falsly inflated. The movie rating will balance out in the 4.2-5.0 range

I was a part of getting this film made and unlike some artists I can be honest about my own art. This is a B-Movie, but as B Movies go it is top notch. B-Movies get there name for many reasons, in our case, we were "B" for broke. We had almost no budget at all. Yet talented people banded together and did what they could with next to nothing but love for a cool little story. I don't often get excited reading screenplays by people who have never made a film before, but this screenplay got me to call a bunch of talented friends together to work for next to nothing and take a shot on something that had no shot to begin with. Only a good story can do that to people. This movie deserves to be seen because people gave their all when they had nothing to gain to get this on the screen. If we would have had millions it would Star an A-lister or two and the VFX would be flawless. So, I say to you movie lovers, lovers of science fiction. Watch this film knowing thousands were spent and lives were put on hold to tell this story on the screen. Grade this film knowing it's incredibly low budget and you too may give this film a ten. I made it, so I know EXACTLY where and when we could have done better, and I fairly give it a six. Those of you with your noses in the air, and your proud middle fingers waiving number "1 Star" ratings, I would like you to put your life on hold. Start by writing a screenplay, then raise barely enough money to pay anyone a minimum wage, find a place to shoot, and cameras lights and equipment and do better then 5th Passenger before you take yourself seriously as a film "critic." We did OK, and the film is worth watching if you truly like movies. If you only enjoy 40-200 million dollar blockbusters, then this isn't for you. Everyone else, enjoy the ride, it's a little cramped, and tight in here, this spaceship has one too many passengers aboard. Which one deserves to go? Enjoy your popcorn and enjoy a movie made by people who truly LOVE movies. We know, we're trying to make magic daily, not crush it beneath our egotistical toes. Trolls don't rate things a ten, they rate things a one. Thanks for the tens you REAL people. I'm guessing you have REAL LOVE for this little film. I'm still Capitol B broke and making movies, because I have REAL LOVE for all of you.

If I could give it a -10, I'd complain I couldn't give it a -11. Unbelievable bad script and acting (as in none). Homeworld 1 had better graphics, heck, I'm pretty sure Half Life 1 will hold up to this. It may have the tag "sci-fi", but I'm voting for IMDB to add a "sci-cry" tag, though Half Life 3 may be released sooner then that happening... Edit; Atleast the keyboard warriors are telling the truth, the movie really sucks.