This felt like a letdown, comparable to what I experienced with Prometheus several years ago. The actions taken by the people in the story don’t make sense, and their reasons for doing things remain unclear. The science presented isn't believable. It doesn’t manage to be scary either. There's nothing distinctive about it; it lacks any wit, inventiveness, or genuine energy. The film struggles to give us a reason to…

This is serviceable science fiction entertainment. The actors are appealing, there are a handful of unsettling scenes involving physical transformation, and the concept of an arm existing independently holds some intrigue. Unfortunately, the screenplay feels like a collection of standard elements that fails to fully capitalize on what’s promising about the film. A significant problem arises from the inclusion of scen…

Positioning Roy within a space station setting seemed potentially problematic, but the resulting film proved even more disappointing. The Cloverfield Paradox feels like a hurried and formulaic production, lacking sufficient development to properly connect its various elements. It borrows from Alien, incorporates aspects of The Philadelphia Experiment, and includes nods to several other well-known science fiction film…