It was certainly better than Chronicles Of Riddick, but that's a double-edged sword. The fact that Riddick is essentially King in this film for less than two minutes makes the arc of that movie seem even more pointless than it did at the time.

There is a horror aesthetic to this film similar to Pitch Black.

I liked Riddick's friendship with the alien dingo. But I did NOT like the creepy way Riddick treated Dahl. It's very hard to fathom how a character like that has a science fiction franchise based around him. Ultimately, I think Riddick is pretty gross.

For the record, I liked the ending. There is nothing wrong with a happy ending. At all.

The movie is honestly only so-so. But I outright disliked Chronicles Of Riddick, so this movie being SO much better than it probably makes me feel warmer towards it than it really deserves. If THIS was the first follow-up tp Pitch Black I might not have liked it. Since it's the follow up to Chronicles instead it's a lot more solid in comparison. ***1/2.