A good enough sci-fi horror movie

Rating: 7/10 (6 June 2020)

Life has more achievements than mistakes, but it fails the most at the repetition of a well-known plot.
If you haven't seen a lot of sci-fi horror movies, it will surprise you and keep you with it, from beginning to end.
If you have seen enough (Alien is enough), it will be just entertained.
I think a repeated story can't be judged as a bad one, but Life falls into the same mistakes than other movies in that genre: A little predictable, quite repetitive.
Anyway, putting that aside, it has its achievements:
A direction that is interesting since the movie starts; a pretty good cinematography; an excelent use of sound that keeps you in the terrifying atmosphere, even closing your eyes; good actings, better than the characters themselves; great visual effects and a good use of montage, particularly in the conclusion.
Now, it certainly has its biggest mistake in the repeated story, but also in its flat characters, that you can't believe sometimes 'cause they don't really act like scientists, and on how predictable the argument can become.
It presents a strong plot point, so the rest of the movie you can expect more than you receive: Some jumpscares and the constant repetition of the same event.
While it is a story we've heard before, they know how to tell it you in an interesting way, so if you haven't listen it before, this is going to be a really good first time.