Ash

Just another B Sci-fi with bad writing, and bad acting. Totally previsible. The only good thing about it maybe are the psychedelic visuals. 4 out of 10 stars.

It's not a groundbreaking film but it's still pretty good. It has an inmersive atmosphere and the visuals are cool. It could feel slow paced to some, but I really don't have a problem with it, the tension and suspense was good. The climax was kinda mid tho, I wish there was more body horror because those random creepy flashbacks make no sense without it. Anyways, it's worth a watch.

(CASTELLANO) Cuando una película de ciencia ficción empieza a recordarte a clásicos como Alien, Horizonte final o La cosa, es normal que te prepares para algo potente. El problema es cuando el resultado final no recoge nada de lo que hizo grandes a esas películas. Ash lo intenta, lo visual envuelve, y hay atmósfera… pero el guion y el desarrollo se quedan a medio camino, y eso pesa. La historia plantea una situación interesante: una nave, una única superviviente, una amenaza latente... pero enseguida se nota que no hay demasiada profundidad detrás. La tensión no termina de cuajar, y aunque el tono opresivo funciona al principio, se va diluyendo entre giros poco inspirados y un ritmo que, en lugar de inquietar, desconecta. Eiza González hace lo que puede con un papel que apenas le deja margen, y se agradece su entrega, pero no es suficiente para levantarlo todo. La dirección de Flying Lotus apuesta por lo estético, por lo sensorial, y eso a ratos se agradece. Pero cuando falta fuerza narrativa, por muy bien que esté filmado todo, se hace difícil engancharse. Hay ideas sobre la memoria, la paranoia, la identidad... pero no se desarrollan, solo flotan. Al final, Ash es un intento fallido de hacer una odisea espacial con personalidad. No es horrible, ni mucho menos, pero tampoco tiene nada que la haga memorable. Una más para el montón, y una oportunidad desperdiciada. (ENGLISH) When a sci-fi film starts evoking classics like Alien, Event Horizon, or The Thing, you naturally brace yourself for something powerful. The problem is when the final product fails to capture any of the magic that made those films great. Ash tries — it looks stylish, the atmosphere is there… but the script and overall execution fall flat. The setup is intriguing: a ship, a lone survivor, a lurking threat… but it quickly becomes clear there’s not much depth behind it. The tension doesn’t quite land, and while the oppressive tone works at first, it fades away through uninspired twists and a rhythm that disconnects more than it hooks. Eiza González does what she can with a role that barely gives her room to breathe — her commitment is evident, but it’s not enough to carry the film. Flying Lotus leans heavily into the aesthetic, into the sensory experience — and at times, that’s appreciated. But without narrative weight, no matter how polished it looks, it’s hard to stay engaged. There are hints of themes like memory, paranoia, and identity… but they’re not developed, just thrown in the mix. In the end, Ash is a failed attempt at a space odyssey with personality. It’s not terrible, not at all — but it’s also not memorable. One more for the pile, and a wasted opportunity.

It starts off slow, it finds an interesting rhythm and than moves into creature feature territory for the end

Slow and boring with pointless scenes of frenzied violence and dodgy looking SFX. Looking at Eliza beautiful face is the only reason I made it to the end. Completely forgettable!

Same old Alien song. BTW, how about "us" been the space parasites?

es genial la actuación de Eiza, aunque la peli sea vueltera te atrapa, giros esperados y clásicos pero con una buena producción (el guión es una locuraaa) la banda sonora increíble 👍

Wonderful movie if you like to watch expressionless main character do nothing for 2hours apart from looking away with her mouth open. No scenario, no dialogue, no acting skills. Luckily main actress has her make-up and hair done all the time, it's so important when all your crew died and you are trying to survive.

Eiza is an attractive and decent main actor. Seeing Aaron Paul without knowing he was in the film was a bit of a shock. Story was fine, monsters were interesting, but ultimately a relatively predictable and easy to expect film. This rating would be higher, but the "jump scares" were really annoying. I get that it was trying to portray a narrative story/the characters feeling of trying to remember what happened, but it was annoying in almost all times it happened except for one which was very creepy and well done. Unsurprisingly that one lingered on the scare and added to the creepiness, thus making it the least jump scare of the jump scares hence probably why I liked it.

I am sorry but this is totally not the way imo. Formulaic plot, tiresome character archetypes, a carrousel of nonsensical dialogs and decisions... just poor overall. Worst of all, it tried too hard to feel like some edgy videogame. Look, films are not meant to feel like videogames, just like videogames are not meant to feel like films. The overdose of cheap CGI, random jumpscares and first person cameras all amount to nothing, and besides that, the film has literally nothing else to say/offer.