Review: The Triangle (B-)

The Triangle (2005)
Directed by Craig R Baxley
Starring Eric Stoltz, Catherine Bell, Lou Diamond Phillips & Sam Neill
MPAA: UR
Grade: B-

Review by Bobby Nashville

Ah, the Sci-Fi Channel. Where would we be without it? They churn out bad science fiction movies at a mighty fast clip and the bad ones are usually so bad that they actually are good (if that makes any sense). Occasionally, as is the case with The Triangle, they actually hit upon some decent fare.

The Triangle was a "television event" that aired on the Sci-Fi channel a little while back. Basically it was a three hour movie that was chopped into a mini-series and although the story muddles along, The Triangle does keep you interested throughout. The fact that it contains some decent B actors (Eric Stoltz, Sam Neill and Lou Diamond Phillips to start) is also a plus.

The story to The Triangle? Well, you guessed it, it's about a team of rag tag scientists, paranormal experts and grizzled journalists investigating that legendary triangle just off the coast of Florida. You know about the Bermuda Triangle, right? Boats disappear, then reappear without the crew. Planes also evaporate into thin air, then reappear decades later. Hallucinations, time travel, ghosts - it's all here in the Bermuda Triangle, so you can bet that it's perfect for the Sci-Fi channel's audience.

Bryan Singer (X-men, Usual Suspects) and Dean Devlin (Independence Day) produced this cheesey but entertaining mini-event and it shows. There are tons of decent special effects (and some shoddy ones tossed in for good measure) but overrall, the Triangle looks pretty darn good.

The acting in The Triangle isn't too bad (Lou Diamond Phillips is very good here) and the dialogue, while corny at times, is sometimes clever. For television drama, this mini-series is actually above and beyond what I expected. For science fiction and fantasy fans, The Triangle is not a bad choice.

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