Movie Review - Life
I don't even know how to rate this one. For the record, I absolutely hated it. I'm even the target audience, according to the trailers, as I LOVE science fiction and space movies. However, you should all know this is a straight body horror film, with gristly, gruesome, and horrific scenes occurring frequently once the 27 minute mark takes place. There is even a ghastly animal death to start the body count. If you like seeing bodies turn inside out, this movie is for you.
Life has stylish filmation, and a great cast. The story takes some risks. I guess those are things to applaud. If I enjoyed horror, I might appreciate this. I really don't know. I was expecting a rousing space action film with bits of horror, like a modern telling of Aliens. That was my impression from the trailers. So, for now, we can give this a high C. I would prefer to give it an F.
Know this, going in - the film is dark, horrific, depressing, and unspeakably disgusting. I had to go home and shower it off. And don't bother attending if you are a Ryan Reynolds fan - he's barely in the film. There wasn't any humor worth remembering, and I never even got to learn the names of the characters. Not that any of them matter. Only the alien, Calvin, gets any attention from the script.
I spent fully half the film turning away from the screen to avoid the lovingly depicted grotesquerie on display. Not a classic like The Thing, not inspiring like Arrival; not much of anything at all. Do not pass Go, do not collect $200, and don't even bother with the DVD. I'm really pissed that the trailers didn't warn me what I was about to be subjected to. I'd love to hear from horror fans what they thought of Life. Was this good? What the hell did I just watch?
Grade: C+
Rated (R) for language throughout, some sci-fi violence and terror
Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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