Okay reviews, but a less than okay movie

Rating: 3/10 (4 June 2017)

I was really disappointed. With Ryan Reynolds in the cast I expected there to be some light comedic banter at the very least, but this movie didn't make me laugh. It didn't make me do or feel anything at all. I was so bored that I stopped paying attention.
To the people rating this a 6 and above... why? The only thing going for this movie was that the CGI looked really good. Other than that, it's lame. Nothing about any of the characters stood out to me in the slightest. I don't even remember their names, except David, and of course, Calvin (the alien). The attempts to foster some kind of human connection between the characters through short conversations were pitiful.
And then there's the science. Oh boy. Did you know that carbon-based life forms (like us) can
1. Survive direct contact with the business end of flamethrowers
2. Not die when chilling out in space for ten minutes
3. Grow from a single-celled organism into a four foot long octopus thing in 24 hours
4. Pilot an escape pod through the atmosphere and land safely
Throughout the movie the ties to reality grew weaker and weaker. It started off bad and got much, much worse.
Speaking of realistic things, where was the basic common sense? I didn't see any from the characters. The biologist, because apparently it's a trope now, fell in love with the dangerous alien and let it kill everyone on the ship. Ugh. Every other attempt by the remaining (and dwindling) crew to kill the alien was met with some impossible counter-move. Bad, bad writing. As a writer myself I am very frustrated with this movie. It had a lot of potential. It could've been more than an alien-ripoff, which it's just a poor excuse for now. Rather than seizing that chance, the writers were lazy, and decided instead that they should build the entire plot around the alien reaching Earth so that there was potential for a sequel.
That's the number one thing that irritates me about Hollywood. Because money runs the world, setting up for a sequel becomes more important than telling a good story with the first movie. It makes me want to scream. Word of advice, only see this movie if you enjoy cheap jump scares and lots of blood. With the zero-gravity effect, there was a lot of that floating about. The plot itself can be ignored for the sake of watching the alien kill everyone, but given that this movie presented itself as somewhat serious, it's not enjoyable however you look at it. It serves as an example of how the movie-making industry has shifted its focus from producing quality to collecting money.
Funny enough, this movie didn't even accomplish that bit. There's a price to pay when you sell garbage as riveting film.