Supernova

PG-13
8 out of 10

Supernova is a 2000 science fiction horror film, from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was written by David C. Wilson, William Malone and Daniel Chuba and directed by Walter Hill (credited as "Thomas Lee"). Originally developed by director William Malone in 1988 as "Dead Star" with paintings by H. R. Giger and a plot that had been called "Hellraiser in outer space." The film shares several plot similarities with the film Event Horizon released in 1997 and Alien Cargo released in 1999. The cast featured James Spader, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Lou Diamond Phillips, Peter Facinelli, Robin Tunney, and Wilson Cruz. This film was shot by cinematographer Lloyd Ahern and scored by composers David C. Williams and Burkhard Dallwitz.

Thoughts 
I just saw this movie today and I'm surprised that I had never even heard of it before. The special affects and technology very cool to see while the plot was a bit typical for a science fiction horror movie. The premise though was very cool and interesting. If you're a science fiction fan, definitely worth a see.

Plot
Supernova chronicles the search and rescue patrol of a medical ship in deep space in the early 22nd century and its six-member crew which includes a Captain and Pilot, a co-pilot, a medical officer, a medical technician, a search and rescue paramedic, and a computer technician. When their vessel, the Nightingale 229, answers an emergency distress signal from a comet mining operation in a distant galaxy, the crew soon finds itself in danger from the mysterious young man they rescue, the alien artifact he's smuggled aboard, and the gravitational pull of a giant star about to supernova. The resulting explosion will be the most massive explosion in the universe.