Director: Daniel Espinosa
Release Date: 2017
Running Time: 1hr 44 minutes
Genre: Sci Fi
Rating: 15
Synopsis:
On board an International Space Station, four scientists discover an alien life form that evolves much quicker then they first anticipated, a life-form that caused all life on Mars to go extinct.
The International Space Station Pilgrim Capsule 7 mission is on it's way back from Mars, when it is suddenly hit by debris, knocking it off course. Whilst the team were on Mars, they took samples of dirt, however what they found was so much more then that! A cell, an alien life-form. A cell, that managed to knock out all life on Mars, millions of years ago! Earth are informed of the life-form, named Calvin! Initially it sounded an awful lot like Ridley Scott's smash hit film Alien. The trailer unfortunately wasn't particularly exciting, audiences were led to believe that the film was shot in POV style very much like the Sci Fi movie "Cloverfield" however it was a pleasant surprise to find the film had been shot in normal format.
This is science fiction and shouldn't be taken too seriously. It was made for entertainment, not for NASA to study and find it's faults. Audiences slammed the movie for it's lack of real science and common sense. If you dive that deep into any science fiction film, chances are you'll never enjoy it. The storyline isn't fantastic, but the idea and the concept are there. The storyline is very self explanatory and to be honest a little bit too predictable. The creature itself however is very different to what you would initially imagine.
The performances of the actors is really quite disappointing, considering the cast we are presented with it is a little bit of an insult. Although the conversations between characters appear quite real and genuine, there is something that just doesn't work, the characters don't explain much about themselves, or who they are. There's a serious lack of characterisation. Why were they on Mars? It would have been nice for director Daniel Espinosa to show their mission to Mars. I can't believe how many references the film makes to "Alien", I'm almost under the impression that writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, took their ideas from it. Gyllenhaal and Reynolds are the only two actors in the film to actually deliver genuine performances. What's more disappointing is that you honestly think the film is going to get exciting, only to find yourself left dissapointed.
Sadly, the cinematography is the most impressive thing, the stunning visuals of space from the space station are fabulous. The production design is very good, it appears quite authentic. Its just a shame, that the entire film takes place inside the space station. The alien creature itself, is very interesting, not at all what I was expecting, it may take some audiences by surprise. Speaking of surprises, there is a big twist at the end of the film! Again though, one of the only good things about the movie! It's a shame the soundtrack had nothing to offer to the film. The score had the potential to create serious suspense in a few scenes and sadly didn't. It's not the worst science fiction film, however it's certainly not one of the best either! Very disappointing and most definitely one of Ryan Reynolds worst films!
2.5/5 stars!
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