History YMMV / Life2017

* EpilepticTrees: A fan theory that this movie was a StealthPrequel to ''{{Film/Venom|2018}}'' popped up right around immediately after it was announced that Sony was scheduling a ''Venom'' movie. The fact that a minor shot from ''Film/SpiderMan3'' was reused for this movie added fuel to the fire. While ultimately proven false, director Daniel Espinosa would go on to work on ''{{Film/Morbius|2020}}''.

* EpilepticTrees: A fan theory that this movie was a StealthPrequel to ''{{Film/Venom|2018}}'' popped up right around immediately after it was announced that Sony was scheduling a ''Venom'' movie. The fact that a minor shot from ''Film/SpiderMan3'' was reused for this movie added fuel to the fire.

* SuddenDownerEnding: the film tries to make itself ''seem'' like an aversion but with the CruelTwistEnding thrown in, but as noted, it is incredibly obvious in doing so, most viewers wanted a more HeroicSacrifice ending rather than the negated one we got.

* FakeAmerican: As per usual, [[Creator/RyanReynolds Ryan Reynolds]], who is Canadian, plays American engineer Rory Adams.
* FridgeLogic: [[spoiler:Despite the bleak-looking ending, is humanity's doom really assured? As noted on the main page, Earth is a new environment for Calvin, one that it might not be able to adapt to, thus it and its spawn might die out ''[[Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds War of the Worlds]]'' style. On top of that, none of the crew members aside from Rod actively tried to fight it - and with an impromptu weapon, to boot - so it's up in the air whether or not Calvin can shrug off bullets or chemicals. A ''confirmed'' weakness is low temperature, so there's a chance that good old General Winter might prove to be a major obstacle in Calvin's would-be conquest. In the end, with all these factors involved, Calvin's chances of actually wiping out humanity aren't astronomically high.]]

* The idiotic Vietnamese fishermen, upon seeing David covered in some unknown alien biomass and desperately shouting at them, decide to open up his pod anyway.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is Calvin truly a sadistic monster, or just a scared confused creature trying to stop the main cast from hurting it, the sadistic actions it takes could be interpreted as a way to scare the cast, with it only just learning how to do so coming across as evil rather than BlueAndOrangeMorality that would be probable due to it being an alien species very different from anything else.

** When it attacks Hugh's hand, you'd ''expect them to do something, right?'' Especially since it's now showing hostile behavior. What do they actually do? ''Nothing!'' They just keep watching until it breaks Hugh's hand!

* EpilepticTrees: The fan theory that this movie is a StealthPrequel to ''Film/Venom2018'' popped up right around immediately after it was announced that Sony was scheduling a ''Venom'' movie. That a minor shot from ''Film/SpiderMan3'' was reused for the movie added fuel to the fire.

* EpilepticTrees: The fan theory that this movie is a StealthPrequel to the recently-announced ''ComicBook/{{Venom}}'' movie popped up right around immediately after it was announced that Sony was scheduling a ''Venom'' movie. That a minor shot from ''Film/SpiderMan3'' was reused for the movie added fuel to the fire.

*** [[spoiler: Not really stranded in space. Worse case, a real Soyuz would reach a theoretical apogee of 1,300 km/808 miles, and return to Earth for re-entry. Soyuz: A Universal Spacecraft by Rex Hall and David Shayler. Best case, atmospheric skipping will induce a stable orbit, not escape velocity. Dynamics of Atmospheric Re-Entry by Frank Regan You can see the movie Soyuz capsule automated system attempting to stabilize itself for re-entry; Miranda North is a Doctor not a spacecraft pilot. According to NASA International Space Station Russian Soyuz TMA Spacecraft "return to Earth aboard a Soyuz takes less than 3.5 hours. SpaceFlight101 com on the real Soyuz TMA-M "Life Support System can support the crew for 30 person days." Or worse case, a minimum 3 to 4 days. Dr. North should stop panicking. Free SequelHook.]]
*** [[spoiler: Then again the Soyuz might simply run out of fuel and burn up on re-entry. Stop hitting the panel.]]

** When the alien amoeba invades Rory's body, what the scientists should have done was jettison Rory into space post haste. But no, they just acted like dumb, scared children.

** To further elaborate: Calvin goes inside Rory's mouth, despite Rory's horrified expression and futile attempts to stop him. Rory is worried. [[spoiler: And then he starts coughing up blood droplets and can't breathe. His face grows more strained with veins present. Then he stops moving. And he just floats there, as huge droplets of blood float out of Rory's mouth. Then Calvin emerges out of his bloodied mouth, appearing much, '''MUCH''' bigger.]]

* InvincibleVillain: In most other horror films, the audience can get a clear idea of what the monster can do and what it can't do. Not so with Calvin, the alien life-form who is immune to fire despite being a carbon-based life-form, displays complex thinking and tool-use and [[spoiler: piloting]] skills despite having never encountered it before, can easily survive in the vacuum of space for long periods of time and even be active, on top of being super-strong despite being small in size and have evolved in a low gravity environment. His other capabilities are never defined, and so may be unlimited, including his durability and reproductive abilities; unknown quandaries that lead the other characters the IdiotBall in their attempts to kill it or prevent it from reaching Earth. Calvin growing a face with a SlasherSmile and displaying what appears to be sadism doesn't help matters.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy / EightDeadlyWords: If you read spoilers online before seeing this film, you're going to find it hard to care about any of the characters, seeing as [[spoiler: they all die or are implied to have died by the end.]] Coupled with Calvin's InvincibleVillain status (as detailed below) and [[spoiler: the possibility that it's going to destroy the Earth]], this is a film that won't sit well with most people.

* EightDeadlyWords: The most common criticism of the movie is how the characters are underdeveloped and ultimately just there to feed Calvin.

** To further elaborate: Calvin goes inside Rory's mouth, despite Rory's horrified expression and futile attempts to stop him. Rory is worried. [[spoiler: And then he starts coughing up blood droplets and can't breathe. His face grows more strained with veins present. Then he stops moving. And he just floats there, as huge droplets of blood float out of Rory's mouth. Then Calvin emerges out of his bloodied mouth, appearing much,'''MUCH''' bigger.]]

* WhatAnIdiot: In hindsight, it wasn't such a good idea to provoke an alien life form that you knew nothing about, now, was it? For that matter, also for the scientists never having a plan for what is necessary to kill it in the event it did escape.
* When it attacks Hugh's hand, you'd ''expect them to do something right?'', especially since it's now showing hostile behavior. What do they actually do? ''Nothing!'', and just keep watching until it breaks Hugh's hand!