Variety
"Life's" a thrill when it's smart, but it's even more exciting when the characters are dumb - which is ultimately a paradox the film wears proudly, to the possible extinction of the human race.
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Life (2017)
Sci-fi horror from the writers of Deadpool and Zombieland. Stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds and Rebecca Ferguson as astronauts aboard the ISS, on the brink of uncovering life on Mars.
A six-member crew on the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life. But as they begin to conduct research, their methods end up having unintended consequences and the life form proves more intelligent than anyone ever expected.
2017Rating: MA15+, Strong science fiction themes and violence103 minsUSA
HorrorScience FictionThriller
- Director:
- Daniel Espinosa ('Child 44', 'Safe House', 'Easy Money')
- Writer:
- Rhett ReesePaul Wernick
- Cast:
- Jake GyllenhaalRebecca FergusonRyan ReynoldsHiroyuki SanadaAriyon BakareAlexandre NguyenOlga DihovichnayaCamiel Warren-TaylorNaoko Mori
Life (2017) / Reviews
Time Out
How this by-the-numbers sci-fi horror managed to blast free of the DVD bin and engage A-list stars like Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds is hard to figure out.
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Hollywood Reporter
The picture struggles to find a satisfying rhythm as the members of this multinational, co-ed team get slooshed up by Calvin or suffer related lethal mishaps.
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FilmInk
Life is a solid SF thriller that never manages to elevate itself into the realms of the truly memorable.
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Empire Magazine
Part Alien, part Gravity, just not as good as either of them. But Life whips along at a decent pace and deploys enough engaging action sequences to make it work.
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