An average movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was directed by Alexandre Aja and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Furthermore, I think it was the first French movie I actually saw on Netflix which was pretty neat. To be honest, not everything really did work in this movie but I have to admit that I always had a weak spot for such minimalistic features taking place in a single location and with only a few characters involved. However, the whole thing about the character being basically stuck in a box had been actually already done 10 years ago with Ryan Reynolds in 'Buried'. The main difference was the futuristic setting and, to be honest, I figured out pretty much from the very beginning that she was in outer space. I have to admit that I didn't guess that she was a clone which wasn't a bad idea but, in my opinion, she discovered this too late. In fact, the main focus was basically to mislead the main character and the audience for as long as possible and while I understand this approach, I can’t say it was really satisfying. Indeed, for too long, she was meant to believe that she was stuck in some medical pod when her predicament had actually nothing to do with some health issue. Furthermore, was it really realistic that there wouldn’t be some kind of maintenance crew on board, like about 50 or 100 members, switching between cryosleep and maintenance shifts? Or at least some kind of security protocol for M.I.L.O. that should kick in when a clone is accidentally waking up? And, yet, the damned thing still worked though. Indeed, Mélanie Laurent had to carry the whole thing on her shoulders and she delivered here a really solid performance. It was also an interesting change of pace for Alexandre Aja who has built up a career with some rather basic horror flicks and it was interesting to see him making his first French film in almost 20 years. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of it flaws, it was still a decent watch and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.