The voice cast is doing more or less OK, I guess that you can't expect them to put into their characters something that's not really there in the script and make them more interesting, so. ![]() maybe it's the dystopian future when Scienthology rules the Earth?!? OMG!! I can hear Charlton Heston screaming "Damn you all to hell!", we'd prefer the rule of the Apes). There's no background of the characters, too little information about the aim of their trip and the institution that sent them (some kind of a new religious organization. The problem is that the story itself just fails to grab you. There's nothing wrong in borrowing already tested classic elements, some fan-service is always welcome. The characters lack depth and emotional charge and the story itself is somehow ripping off key elements from John Carpenter's "The Thing" (the designs of the creatures.), Ridley Scott's "Alien" (the intro on the distant planet, the strong female lead, the ship sent by some corrupt institution we never really see.). And the reason for this is mainly the screenplay. So when I got my hands on this one I was pretty excited - a brand new mature oriented animated feature!! And when I say mature oriented I mean that it has some swear words plus animated violence and blood, which we don't see every day, especially when it comes to western animation (cause if you're into anime you can't complain from the lack of these elements) "Dead Space: Downfall" is above average, but far from brilliant. First of all let me say - I have no idea about the DEAD SPACE game and I'm not a fan of the game, but I am a hardcore animation fan and I follow pretty much everything that comes out. ![]() While I'm writing this review the current IMDb rating is 6.2 and I find it quite fare. Reviewed by beastwarsfan 6 / 10 Dead Space: Downfall
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