we were the only people in the theater. The projector shut off halfway through, and I didn't bother to tell a employee so we just left. I think that's telling enough for this movie

I feel awful for anyone that paid to watch this. I watched it for free and I still spent too much. Doesn't get much worse than this as far as movies go. Don't waste your time or money.

Eiza González is amazing — as always. That said, I really don’t understand the hate or all the harsh criticism this film is getting. Ash isn’t groundbreaking or mind-blowing, but it’s definitely not bad. The suspense and psychological horror elements are pretty mild, maybe even weak, but they work for what the film sets out to do. What stood out to me was the visual side of it — the movie looks good. The camera work is interesting and often reflects what the character is going through emotionally. Visually, it delivers what it needs to — nothing out of the box, but solid. I haven’t watched many sci-fi movies, so my standards for the genre aren’t that high yet. Still, I’d say Ash is a good film to watch when you’re not expecting anything too innovative or packed with plot twists. At a certain point, the story becomes predictable, but that doesn’t ruin the experience. Overall, I don’t think watching it is a waste of time — especially since it’s a short film with some technical strengths that help carry the narrative.

That was torture. A terrible film that doesn't even belong in the sci-fi genre. 3/10 for the visuals. The story would be 0/10.

I agree with @Julius Matheus in that all the negativity toward this movie isn't really warranted. It's basically a B tier "Alien" but in reverse with the protagonist "Riya" starting off as the "final girl", memory wiped, and stuck on an alien planet, who through flashbacks, is working her way through the kills of her crew, while trying to figure out just WTF happened / is happening. They, having been dispatched from the homeworld that we once again apparently f'ed up beyond all recognition, and, rather than fix what we broke, have instead dispatched 7 missions to find some new digs, six of which have ended up kaput. Aaron Paul as would be rescuer Brion shows up in rescue mode, but, is just sketchy enough that you're not quite sure what to make of him, as is Riya. Eliza Gonzalez is perfectly cast in the pseudo "Ripley" role, but easier on the eyes yet still enough of a badass to be believable when she has to chew bubblegum and kick azz, but has run out of bubblegum. The rest of the crew are basically "Redshirts", fodder for Riya's various uses of stabby things as well as a portable flame thrower, with which she deals her hand to each crew member with extreme prejudice. Kudos to the writers for the Japanese "repair droid/bot in a suitcase, that can scan, diagnose, image, and even do brain surgery when called upon. Cutting edge stuff sometimes needed when going "where no one has gone before."