The Jake Gyllenhaal film is reminiscent of 'Alien,' a common problem in films of this type.

An effective but generic monsters-in-space movie unaccountably features name stars like Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds.

What is it, exactly, that’s alive in “Life,” a grim and fairly effective cross between “The Martian” and “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”? The ...

‘Life’ movie review Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds star in aliens in outer space thriller

Daniel Espinosa's space horror thriller undercuts its effective tension with clichéd scares.

The thriller starring Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal is a sci-fi success.

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A Mars probe brings back lethal organisms in Daniel Espinosa's space-horror flick 'Life.'

To call it derivative is to miss the point. Its premise may be familiar but there is plenty of energy and ingenuity in the way the filmmakers tackle their ma...

Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal star in this space survival story, which is fun to watch but weak on original ideas.

Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds are stuck between an extra-terrestrial and a hard place in this Alien knock-off

Say hello to Calvin. Or maybe not.

If you’re going to be derivative, you might as well emulate something great. Life bears more than a passing resemblance to Alien but skillfully captures mu...

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The new science-fiction film hinges on a single idea: if there’s life on Mars, it may not be friendly.

In space, no one can hear you grouse. In multiplexes, you’ll be heard. Moviegoers may be cranky from “Life,” a slick but overly derivative terror ride ...

The space genre has grown so serious in recent years — “Gravity,” “Interstellar,” “Arrival” — that “Life,” in its cheesy way, is a welcom...

This movie offers proof of life on another planet, sure, but it is also the occasion for another “Alien”-type deadly game of hide-and-seek.

If your craving for monsters from Mars needs immediate attention, ‘Life’ from Swedish director Daniel Espinosa passes the time painlessly.

Oblique spoilers follow. Nothing specific, but there aresome hints about things perhaps better left unrevealed.Yes, for a majority of its running length, Lif...

Life struck me as several cuts above “meh” but never made me jump out of my seat. 

Top flight effects make the actors weightless, but the pull of over-familiarity drags “Life” back to Earth, a shiny serving of sci-fi horror that never e...

In space, no one can hear you scream – but you will hear laughter in theaters playing 'Life.' Peter Travers on why this 'Alien' rip-off is D.O.A.

Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, and Ryan Reynolds lead this suspenseful (but kinda dumb) space thriller.

Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal form part of a 'space smorgasbord for a snacking alien' in the latest from Sweden's Daniel Espinosa

Astronauts are thrilled to find signs of life in this sci-fi film with Jake Gyllenhaal. Then the panic sets in.

Life is surprising, which isn't easy for such an obvious descendant of Alien. There are only so many ways of trapping dead meat in a spaceship and introducin...

Daniel Espinosa’s new horror film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, and Ryan Reynolds as astronauts fighting a hostile alien.

If Hollywood’s revitalized interest in space -- embodied by Gravity, The Martian, and Interstellar -- has proven anything, it’s that the galaxy is terrif...

The movie is a so-so space-station suspenser with heavy actors and a zero-gravity script

The whole murderous-alien-aboard-a-spaceship trope has been around since at least 1958’s “It! The Terror From Beyond Space,” which was initially viewed...

Plus it has a dash of Gravity thrown in for dizzying visual effect.

Sci-fi horror flick delivers some impressive jolts despite its inescapable similarities to the "Alien" series

Claustrophobia, paranoia, loneliness, fear of a hostile takeover by anyone or anything. Whatever your anxiety, Daniel Espinosa's polished space thriller Life...

A space mission goes ghastly wrong in the new sci-fi film starring Ryan Reynolds.

Picture white-knuckle “Alien” hijinks grounded by “Gravity”-strong human drama in director Daniel Espinosa's outer-space thriller.

It’s certainly descended from Alien, but the movie’s mood is distinctly 2017.

It’s Alien for short attention spans, or Arrival for non-pacifists.

Life toes a line between underwhelming and just-good-enough, but performances help elevate an otherwise generic sci-fi clone with nothing new to add.