Decent clone

Rating: 5/10 (4 April 2017)

Ridley Scott's Alien" inspired entire generations of movie creators and it continues to do so 'till this very day. Daniel Espinosa's Life" is one of the exact replicas of the 1979 masterpiece of SF horror and it does its ripping off relentlessly. There is no proper introduction, just plain old action and horror. The concept of the dormant alien creature (aka Calvin) that does its growing by devouring the crew of the Interantional Space Station is something we already saw more than once. All that follows represent one great mashup that stretches out to the ending credits. The A-list cast will do their parts without mistakes (especially Gyllenhaal), while the CGI will be heavily influenced by the makers of Gravity". Script will wander off pretty early in the movie, so expect no serious and scientifically justifiable plots. Life" will not surprise you, but will succeed in amusing you, especially if you were raised on the trash SF horror of the '80s.