Good graphics, science out of the window, decent acting, formulaic

Rating: 7/10 (3 September 2017)

I don't know what Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds and even Hiroyuki Sanada (I love the guy, but he played in some really awful stuff) were doing in this film. The film isn't bad, but it did not require actors of their caliber other than for baiting people into theaters, and that is a big sin for a movie.
I have to say that I liked the alien design and the direction. Some of the scenes were amazing. Unfortunately, the story is dumb and formulaic, going for the same cheap "we are the good guys, so we must feel and shout and do stupid things to prove it" and an implausible form of life that defied any possible scientific rule (or space station design feature). It probably is in the interest of film makers to not make horror movies too plausible, but I hated that.
Bottom line: you get to feel for the characters, mostly because of the sound performance, but the "oh, come on!" moments ruin the mood to the point of annoyance. If you think just a little bit and you know what possible facts they are portraying in the film, the possibilities are both more interesting and more terrifying. Too bad the movie was not made for people who think a little bit.