Bloodcurdling

Rating: 8/10 (19 March 2017)

Six people are studying soil samples on the international Space Station, they use an unmanned probe to gather said samples. However, when the probe comes back with a microscopic organism, they are ecstatic. As they might have made the biggest discovery in human history. The organism(Calvin) is immensely adaptable and severely aggressive. Calvin is growing and finding new ways of dispatching it's victims. The first half of this film is tangled with a web of mystery that unravels in it's second half. I don't know if you'll enjoy this as much as I did, I am a big fan of science fiction and with this cast, it would have been a crime not to see this.
Director Espinosa delivers a thriller that keeps you at the edge of your seat. Wondering who will be next and will they survive. Sounds cliché if you think about it. I mean, a survival story in space, a concept that has been done over and over again. However, writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, have a tendency to to add life(pardon the pun) to classic stories. Deadpool is a prime example of that. I'm sure critics will find pilot holes or mistakes in the film as I have, But I don't want to give too much away. So, I'll just say that the crew on the space station made mistakes professionals shouldn't. But that's to be expected. This is Science Fiction after all. But overall I found myself enraptured by the story and at the end of the day isn't that the purpose of a film?"Life" fulfills it's purpose and than some. Highly recommended.