An underrated gem of a film

Rating: 8/10 (25 February 2018)

I have to say that this is such a good film and it's pretty unfair that it gets so quickly pied off for being an Alien clone. Okay, Alien was a good film but it doesn't mean that no one is allowed to put together their own interpretation does it. Should there only have ever been one Western?
What this film is, is a well acted, excellently scored, brilliantly executed example of how to generate real tension. The set up is realistic - our impulsive desire to find life despite the consequences - and the protagonist though horrifying has a genuine motive that propels it through the movie.
Having established what it can do, the inevitability of what is going to happen pours off the screen as things go from bad to worse despite the characters best efforts. The film conveys the suffocating claustrophobia of the space station and the idea of being trapped inside with something eminently dangerous and single minded in its desire to survive.
Life is an underrated gem of a film. The kind that you discover late one night as a wonderful little treat. It genuinely had me on the edge of my seat. Fabulous tension, amazing production, taut direction and great acting. One of the best tense thrillers that I've seen in a long time.