"At the start of this slow-burn sci-fi, Nasa pilot Captain Sam Walker (Kate Mara) crash lands in the ocean; she is retrieved by her employer and placed in a very swanky safe house. The quarantine is standard, the location isn't; she has her CIA honcho father (Laurence Fishburne) to thank for this unexpectedly aspirational hideout, all sleek glass and angular, impersonal interior design."
"As it heads into the mid-stretch, however, pacing issues start to set in; you feel like you want the reveals to hurry up a little and give us a bit more sense of where we're going. Humans cannot live on jump-scares alone. Moreover, the single location means you feel as if you're in one of those movie-themed immersive experiences, where you might get chased by an xenomorph through an artfully lit set."
NASA pilot Captain Sam Walker crash lands and is recovered, then quarantined in a luxurious safe house arranged by her CIA-director father. The remote setting yields unsettling phenomena: levitation of an egg, nocturnal disturbances leaving residue, worsening bruising, migraines and hallucinations. Performances by Kate Mara, Laurence Fishburne, Gabriel Luna and Scarlett Holmes add depth and gravitas. Director Jess Varley builds atmosphere and mystery effectively early on, but the middle section falters with sluggish pacing and prolonged containment in a single location. The final act shifts into overdrive, delivering many revelations so quickly that the emotional payoff feels rushed.
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