Not a masterpiece, but okay horror flick

Rating: 6/10 (18 June 2017)

Now, I'm a huge fan of horror movies and have seen my fair share of sci-fi horror. "Life" is definitely not in the top, not even close, but that said it's not one of the worst, either. Many of the latest reviews are making "Life" seem like something you'd be better off without, but they clearly were expecting something more like "Alien" (even though they're screaming they did not) and got pi**ed off when the two couldn't compare.
Originality is far from "Life", as are the characters and the plot. When you've seen as many horror films as I have, you learn to expect certain things to happen and you can usually pick out the least possible survivors. About half way of the film I predicted two possible endings for this film with the twists, and got it right.
Acting is very mediocre, but the directing is something I found well done. The characters are very, very simple and roughly written, so don't expect to get too much out of them. A lot of the film was saved by the gorgeous CGI.
My recommendation for this film is to watch it like you'd watch a late 80's or early 90's horror movie with updated CGI and special effects. Shut down about 40% of your brains, have some popcorn ready, forget about "Alien" and you're good to go.