Life (2017)

	Directed by: Daniel Espinosa	COUNTRY USA GENRE Science Fiction NORWEGIAN TITLE Life RUNNING TIME 104 minutes
	Produced by: David Ellison Dana Goldberg Bonnie Curtis Julie Lynn
	Written by: Rhett Reese Paul Wernick

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Dr. David Jordan	Jake Gyllenhaal
Dr. Miranda North	Rebecca Ferguson	½
Rory Adams	Ryan Reynolds	½
Sho Murakami	Hiroyuki Sanada
Dr. Hugh Derry	Ariyon Bakare
Ekaterina Golovkina	Olga Dihovichnaya

Review

This somewhat pretentiously entitled sci-fi yarn raids the vault of classic space horror from Alien to Mission to Mars, before landing surprisingly safely with most of its integrity intact. This is something of an accomplishment by Swedish director Daniel Espinosa, who guides Life quite expertly with a nicely paced focus on suspense rather than too much contemplation. The film is technically impressive, boasts a solid lead performance from Jake Gyllenhaal, and knows how to chill your spine once in a while. A quintessential watch for fans of the genre, although hardly one for the history books.