Alien meets Gravity...sort of...

Rating: 8/10 (23 March 2017)

Daniel Espinosa (Child 44, Safe House) gave us his best effort yet in his space horror thriller which is a thrill ride executed very well.
Overall setup is pretty much already known and used before multiple times. Space station - alien life. Like many others that are mentioning this, I too must point out that it is easy to see the resemblance with "Alien" but still "Life" offers something fresh and new. It is never boring and you are at the edge of your seat throughout the most of the movies' light hour and 43 minutes run-time. Jake Gyllenhaal gives yet another fantastic performance but the supporting cast does an above average job (especially Rebecca Ferguson). Visually it was done very good (with scenes that were resembling "Gravity") and I think that the design of an alien form was done superb. There were some creative ideas concerning death scenes as well which is always a welcome surprise. Still, there have been some moments where I was afraid that scenario is going to become a little bit cheesy but luckily that never completely happened (which can't be said for aforementioned "Gravity").
With that being said, it probably won't be anyone's best movie of the year but that shouldn't keep you from seeing it. I believe that if you are a space inspired movies' fan you will find enjoyment and thrill.