Surprising!

Rating: 9/10 (11 June 2018)

I hadn't heard a thing about this film before seeing it. Let me preface that I enjoy the sci-fi genre IF it's scientific and/or bizarre. And decent quality helps (if it has Tara Reid in it, steer clear). I've watched a lot of sci-fi, new and old, good and bad, hi-tech and low budget.
I was pretty pleased with this film in many regards. Even my fiancÃ© really liked it, and sci-fi is not her favorite. Of course there are questions unanswered (all movies have them), but overall this hit many high notes. The score was spooky but not overpowering (think Blade Runner), the science in it was pretty well explained (remembering that alien science is different than ours), and it was graphic and gritty enough to have a visceral feel. The creatures and scenes were very well done, although I had hoped to see more of them, how they would have 'evolved'.
All in all a nice watch, get's you thinking, and keeps you involved all the way through. As I was watching it seems as though I had read a King or Koontz novel that this was similar to. Excellent film overall!