Review of Life (2017) by Drew H — 12 May 2017

Horrifying. Some insanely intense scenes and incredible performances.

This review of Life (2017) was written by Drew H on 12 May 2017.

Life has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Apexrising (5) on 11 Aug 2023

A bad movie, enjoyable only by those who have very, very low standards. I know teenagers who could write a better screenplay…

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By Johntechwriter (4) on 28 Feb 2019

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By Tim M (3,013) on 21 Sep 2018

The story is calque of Alien, only details are different. Good production and effects most of the time…

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By Vithiet L (107) on 14 Jul 2018

Life's plot doesn't take long to outline…

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By Jordan Calhoun (35) for Black Nerd Problems (146) on 21 Jul 2018

A sci-fi drama that succeeds in capturing the long-prescribed design for survival flicks and thus accordingly succeeds at contrived, unimaginative…

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By Late R (405) on 31 Dec 2018

The cast is fantastic (read: wasted) and it's nicely filmed with some pretty tense scenes, but we've seen this before from other films (it's…

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By Caslah (1) on 06 Jun 2020

Great cast, terrible text. Omg, this director is a dumb, the end of this movie is such horrible. Don't lose your time with this piece of you all now…

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By Giant R (4) on 01 Sep 2018

Boring schlock with overacting and unoriginal writing…

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By Jesse O (1,397) on 08 Jun 2018

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By Obi-Jones (1) on 20 Sep 2018

Better than the press have given it credit for…

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