Review of Life (2017) by Jeffrey S — 10 Feb 2018

A little alien struggles against all odds to make it to earth and make new friends.

This review of Life (2017) was written by Jeffrey S on 10 Feb 2018.

Life has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Peterf28 (9) on 06 Oct 2018

This could have been a great movie. Gyllenhaal is not a astronaut, he is too stupid for that role…

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By Damian S (504) on 14 Jul 2018

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By Richard S (2,067) on 18 Dec 2018

Life is working off the Alien template in that alien life is discovered, alien life turns out to be far more intelligent than expected, people…

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By Jes1310 (53) on 04 Feb 2019

Above average sci-fi Flick. Not quite Alien material, but the actors try and are doing and ok job…

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

I've often wondered how humanity would react to the knowledge of there being life on other planets, even if that life-form is a single-cell…

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By Mbeckford (88) on 27 Oct 2020

It's best to see Life with zero expectations and knowing very little about the premise (e.g. don't watch the trailer)…

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By Caleb J (251) on 24 Nov 2018

Life provides its audience with a gripping story and thrilling scenes…

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By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 27 Aug 2018

Life is not likely to shake up anybody's view of anything, including post-ALIEN space horror, but it works well enough as a genre entry that…

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By Serge L (642) 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 Kdog152 (56) on 27 Jan 2023

Not a masterpiece by all means, but not awful either. I will say however, that the ending was rubbish…

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