Preposterous and Unbelievable

Rating: 2/10 (6 September 2017)

Yes, the special effects in this movie are stunning and they generally go a great job of simulating space.... and there about ends my list of praises for "Life." In a word, the entire movie is ridiculous. I think the last Star Wars had more realism than this.
The characters act stupid and make stupid decisions on a constant basis. I was greatly reminded of this year's "Alien" movie where people know they are in danger and yet proceed to act reckless as if there is no danger at all, like no human would. This made me lose any attachment I might have had to the characters (which started off low as Ryan Reynolds is like nails on a chalkboard at the best of times). In general the acting was wooden and unbelievable. You can tell the most of the events in the movie are plot devices by the screenwriters to advance the plot to the next cool "incident" they had thought of, forcing the actors to contort themselves to fit what was happening, so it's not entirely their fault.
If you haven't seen 2013's "Gravity," do yourself a favour and watch that instead of this. If you have seen "Gravity," watch it again instead of this. Even this years Alien movie is head and shoulders above this, and I didn't particularly care for that either.