The aliens are very well designed as well as being pretty intense and vicious. They remind me of the Arachnids from Starship Troopers, and just like that movie, they don’t stay in the dark too long. Usually, with alien and creature features, they’re kept in the shadows until that big reveal, but not here. They introduce them in one of the film’s best action sequences. I wouldn’t say their biology or origin is unique. It’s pretty basic, but it doesn’t detract from the movie at all.

This movie’s cast is also pretty good. Chris Pratt has been a leading man before, but I think this might be his most convincing lead. I buy his character and all of his motivations. We also have Yvonne Strahovski, Pratt’s commanding officer in the future, and she brings the drama. She’s excellent and has acted for a while now, but with television shows like Handmaid’s Tale and Chuck. I hope we get her in more movies. The one complaint I have is with Betty Gilpin. She was awesome in The Hunt, and she’s good here, but the film does nothing with her. It does more with Pratt’s father, JK Simmons, who is also great here as always.

It’s exclusive for Amazon, but I would’ve gladly seen it in theaters. They have announced a sequel, which is a shame since the movie works perfectly as a standalone. We always have to set up franchises these days, but hopefully, the sequel will be as good as this one. 

Would I watch it again? Most definitely. It’s a good entertaining story with excellent action and some surprisingly good drama. I know many people actually hate it, but this one just did it for me. I guess I’m a sucker for this kind of movie.