Life Review

Rating: 8/10 (13 July 2017)

Life is a film directed by Daniel Espinosa. Now when I saw the trailer for this film, I was quite excited for the film, as I like these kind of films. And at the end I was very satisfied with the kind of film that was finally made.
Plot: A team of 6 astronauts inspect a soil sample from Mars to dangerous consequences.
Story and Direction: Now what made me attract to this film is basically the writers: Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. The team gave us the phenomenal Deadpool that came out last year. The writing for this film is good. There are sequences that actually give some depth to these characters. I can feel with all these characters every second. Especially Sho's character. He was my favorite. We see the kind of difficulty that he is facing as a father not being there for his child when he is born. Then the crew giving him support. But where the writing falls short is the familiar kind of story. This story was shown before in the very famous Alien that is some 40 years old. And some scenes actually seemed so technical that I couldn't get the film in some aspects. Also the unnecessary introductory sequence and the sequence where school kids communicate with the astronauts. But on a positive note,the VFX and production design were marvelous. That is quite rare for an R rated film. Also the design for Calvin as he grew in each stage was also excellent. It was something different than the aliens we have seen in films before.
Acting: Jake Gyllenhaal was excellent again. I like every role that he takes up. Rebecca Ferguson was also good. She is quite underrated but with this role she proved that she too has range. Ryan Reynolds was good too in his short role. Hiroyuki Sanada was excellent. His scenes made me get attracted to him. Ariyon Bakare was also great. And finally, Olga Dihovichnaya was also good.
Favorite Scene: It would be the scene where in Sho's kid was born. The way he guides his wife through the tablet and his crew simultaneously giving him support was phenomenal.
Verdict: The film is good, if not great. There are some faults with this film but that doesn't always mean it is a bad film.
I am going with an 8/10.