Very Cool!!!

I like Black Panther, but I didn't like this movie.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Marshal Will Murdock is the "top cop" of a $375 billion facility referred to as a "plant", so deep under the ocean that a leak would cause six tons of water pressure per square inch. It is so big a train carries people from one sector to another. Most of the men who work there are miners; we see them working in an "excavation unit". TransGlobal wants to keep the miners down there for months at a time, so they are given the drug Xyloban to help them cope with the isolation.At the start of the movie, Will is in a gunfight with Vladimir and his friends. Almost on his own, Will defeats Vladimir.Four years later, Will is given a party to celebrate what a good job he has done making this place safe.But Vladimir is out of prison and he's comin' in on the noon transport. Everyone thinks Will should leave, but when he refuses no one wants to help him. In fact, they bet on whether he can defeat Vladimir again. There is no clock, but on screen we occasionally see the time.Will has another problem. Nine people have committed suicide in the past month, and Will suspects something is wrong with the Xyloban.Meanwhile, Will's ex-girlfriend Bin is with Niles, who resents that Will didn't recommend him for a promotion.Dean Cain occasionally shows signs of the charm and sense of humor he had as Clark Kent/Superman, along with the heroic qualities of that character. But most of the time, he's not nearly as good. I will say he has one scene that is really worth seeing. How can I say this without it being a spoiler? I know. The other character in the scene wears contact lenses.The actors playing Vladimir, Dr. Petrov and Bin give worthwhile performances, but there's not really that much here.There is some excitement--in fact, a lot of action toward the end--and a little violence, but it is not too graphic.The writers obviously have a sense of humor--emergency announcements, such as a warning to evacuate, are always followed by "Thank you for using TransGlobal", as if everyone is flying on an airplane or something. This is repeated numerous times in the space of about 10 minutes, although most of that time the audience doesn't really hear it. You won't believe what is happening the last time this expression is used.I suppose it is an okay movie, but certainly no classic. Not like the one that is suggested by Vladimir's return.

It was like the writers of this movie found out they had Dean Cain cast and said "Well bugger that then, I think we can get by without a storyline". With so little plot you would think it would be easy to make it coherent and yet there were still holes. Cain is forced to carry the whole movie and while his performance isn't that bad his character lacks any depth and consequently is entirely uninteresting to watch. Low production value shines through as you watch bullets fly off what is obviously plastic tubing. If you like watching people walk people walk around and around in circles, this movie is for you, otherwise don't bother.

...when it was called "Outland." Both of which are, as another commenter said, based on "High Noon." Some of the shots are almost identical to the Connery movie, as are the basic scenario and subplot elements. Additionally, some of the plot details they changed, presumably to avoid lawsuits, created huge, unresolved plot holes. And of course Dean Cain can't hold a candle to Connery at his post-Bond peak.As if those failings were not egregious enough, this movie also lacks the cranky charm of Frances Sternhagen.Rend "Outland" and sink this flick in the Marianas Trench.

This movie marks the return to that 80's scifi set look we all love and don't miss. At all. Although this is obviously a TV-quality movie I doubt it's possible to make a futuristic indoor movie any cheaper than this with it's few grey walled sets and a few meters of corridor which one soon comes to recognize. Although the movie is dreary and just plain silly, this is not it's major fault. You soon find yourself wondering how blatant a ripoff you can get away with when the plot, clothes and scenes are taken from the 80ies movie "Outland" with Sean Connery.Save yourself the time and money and rent something (anything) else.