Review of Life (2017) by Jonathan H — 07 Aug 2017

Surprisingly great film. Seemed a little short, could have used more character development.

This review of Life (2017) was written by Jonathan H on 07 Aug 2017.

Life has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Berik (76) on 06 Nov 2018

What can I say? The characters were dumb as **** The alien starts out boring, but then becomes interesting…

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By Dan I (43) on 11 Jul 2018

I am really glad I watched this after it came out I the stores…

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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 Roger K (52) on 12 Aug 2018

Shit, that was bad. Terrible performances, and plot...an alien octopus chasing you in space?!...c'mon…

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By Meritcoba (98) on 10 Mar 2019

What the fxxx is happening! We gotta get him out of there! Fxxx quarantine I am going in there! Who put you in charge…

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By Trace Thurman (81) for Bloody Disgusting (327) on 31 Oct 2018

There's just nothing here that you haven't already seen before in better films…

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By Li Lai (99) for Mediaversity Reviews (99) on 31 Oct 2018

The portrayal of women and people of color doesn't outright offend, but their renderings are as watery as the rest of this cinematic oatmeal…

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By Kirase (5) on 03 Apr 2022

Wasted opportunity. The basic idea for this movie is okay. Just that nobody was able to give it any kind of finesse…

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By Damian S (504) on 14 Jul 2018

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

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By Joecool (136) on 10 Apr 2019

Pretty good thriller that's just a little bit too far fetched to be believable on the one hand, especially the ending, and on the other hand…

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