Annihilation (2018)

Annihilation (2018)

2018

Mystery | Adventure | Science Fiction | Thriller

A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.

Overall Rating

8 / 10
Verdict: Good
  • promovidal

    promovidal

    6 / 10
    Visually stunning, but a story that's lacking. Also, some of the soundtrack was distracting and ill-timed. Natalie Portman did a phenomenal job. The special effects and visuals are the reason to see this. There was a lot of discussion raised after... Read the full review »
  • Annihilation is an instant sci-fi classic. With wholly three-dimensional characters, Alex Garland expertly commentates the human condition with allegories of separation, and unification. The pace is deliberate, and allows for the story to unravel... Read the full review »
  • Elite Reviewer
    There are many stunning visuals in "Annihilation." In the span of just a few seconds, Garland's rainbow Shimmer-world becomes a deadly nightmare full of creatures that will scare the pants off even seasoned horror fan. Some scenes have very tense... Read the full review »
  • I was 100% on board until the last ten minutes. Read the full review »
  • ScreenZealots

    ScreenZealots

    8 / 10
    Director Alex Garland (“28 Days Later,” “Ex Machina”) delivers another scholarly and sophisticated head-scratcher with “Annihilation,” an edge-of-your-seat mystery / thriller and experimental avant garde exercise in high concept scienc... Read the full review »
  • TheMovieDiorama

    TheMovieDiorama

    10 / 10
    Annihilation thematically conveys the entirety of life and humanity's own self-destruction. When your directorial debut is 'Ex Machina', the enormity of the pressure that follows rises at an extraordinary pace. To actually better it would be an ac... Read the full review »
  • After months of hearing unceasing praise for Alex Garland’s sci-fi thriller “Annihilation”, I at long last caught up to it. Expectations were not only met but pleasantly exceeded as I watched Garland’s newest sci-fi spectacle unfold in all... Read the full review »
  • Elite Reviewer
    Chris

    Chris

    7 / 10
    That bear scene will haunt me in my dream!!! So intense! Read the full review »
  • WHAT I LIKED: Like his previous film, Alex Garland's 'Annihilation,' is all about suspense, as it follows a group of scientists venturing into an area of forest that's under the manipulation of a strange alien force called "the Shimmer." Their mis... Read the full review »