Not Bad but certainly not Good either

Rating: 5/10 (14 April 2019)

Although it's far from a masterpiece, the movie is not as bad as some reviewers make it out to be. However with a relatively original premise (not really comparable to Alien any more than Event Horizon is) and a great cast, it still kind of falls short.
The story is interesting and the dialogue is believable, however this is where the good writing stops. Although these astronauts should be the pinnacle of humanity, they act completely illogicaly and are seemingly driven only by emotion for each other, which ultimately leads them to their demise.
The actors aren't given too much to work with, and I sense a problem with an inadequate director (considering his previous Child 44 clunker) who doesn't pull out emotional performances from the actors. The direction is otherwise serviceable with some tense moments and jump scares, although there is major problems with pacing as this movie comes off as overlong.
The effects are truly great and are surely the highlight of the film, keeping you almost engaged until the final scene, with a conclusion that is predictable as soon as you see the editing in the final scene.