Life: Expectations obliterated

Rating: 8/10 (22 August 2017)

I'm not a fan of these AAA Hollywood blockbusters, I'm not a fan of sci-fi and I really don't like Jake Gyllenhaal so I was prepared to hate this film! With the usually excellent Ryan Reynolds not being on form, a rather lifeless cast and wall to wall clichés it was looking like my fears were being confirmed.
Then something weird happened, it....got....good.
The movie became overwhelmingly tense, the film gripped me and suddenly I was hooked.
The plot though hardly original heavily reminded me of an episode of the Outer Limits that starred Michael "Worf" Dorn and is certainly a fantastic premise.
Ending with a predictable but very impressive finale Life exceeded all my expectations and I believe a sequel would work.
The Good:
Very tense and well constructed
The Bad:
Jake Gyllenhaal
Things I learnt from this movie:
I should watch more sci-fi (No scyfy channel not you)