Finally a scary horror movie

Rating: 10/10 (19 August 2017)

Life (2017) is a sci-fi/horror movie that tells the story of a team of scientist charged to analyzed sample from mars soil from the confine space of space station in orbit around earth. The discover in one of the sample a simple cellular life form that will soon evolve into something far more deadly
The film's context might not be the most original you've ever seen. Yet, in my opinion, Life (2017) has a lot of things going for it that makes quite special in the modern horror genre.
What I mean by that is that he movie never falls in many of the easy old tricks we are so used to in horror films : There are no so-called suspense scene that drags for long minutes, where you're supposed to be scared but in fact you're bored to death because nothing happens. There are no jumps scares. It is not overly gory (just enough). And last but not least, it's a monster movie where the monster doesn't hide off camera or in the dark for 90% of the film.
Instead, everything happens in plain sight of the viewer.
The fact that, without using any tricks, Life (2017) managed to be so scary is, in my opinion, an achievement that very few horror movies have reached.
This is mostly due to the creepy nature of its creature.
Without giving anything away, just know that it is a strong, smart-ass piece of filth that will make you reconsider your positive opinion about extraterrestrial life and squids.
The movie is also served by a good cast, excellent cinematography, a creepy yet discrete score and top notch special effect. It is clear that everyone involved put a lot of care and effort into it
Of all the horror movies I've seen in my life (a lot), I can count the finger of my right hand the ones that I can consider really scary. Life(2017) is one of them.
I really hope it will get the credit it deserve, but it's already a favorite of mine.