weak tea in pretty colors

Rating: 7/10 (4 March 2018)

Like the team sent in to investigate the mysterious phenomenon, Annihilation lacks the boldness and resolve that could have made it more interesting. I found myself missing the competence and confidence of a Kirk-Spock-McCoy landing party. We shouldn't chalk that up to this being an all female team, either. Janeway, Princess Leia, or a dozen other more real-life female characters would have held their own, too.
As many others have already said, this is beautifully and creatively filmed. The colors would make a spectacular screen saver, and make up for the slowness of pace. It reminds me of Sunshine in many ways. As in that film about heroes sent in to refuel a dying sun, the plot is overshadowed by whimpering, psychologically unstable characters who are seeking the first excuse ro fall apart, flip out, a fade away. That's not compelling. It's a downer.