although it's unusually intelligent for so much of its running time - picture white-knuckle "Alien" hijinks grounded by "Gravity"-strong human drama - that the lame-brained last act comes as a real disappointment
"Life" is lean, mean, and terrifying. It doesn't have much to say beyond "hold up, maybe we shouldn't poke around uncharted terrain so much," but with actors this committed, set pieces this exciting, and direction this confident, it doesn't really matter
