5 Females? Really? This Ruined the believability big time and marked the end.

Rating: 1/10 (25 February 2018)

First: The pros to this film,
1. The sense of unknown
2. The production value feels up to par
3. Natalie Portman is a good actress
4. Tessa Thompson is gorgeous and also a good actor
The cons:
1. This film is completely unbelievable in its lack of urgency toward something that is supposedly engulfing the planet.
2. If a group of Marines or expert soldiers are constantly sent out and continuously never come back, WHY ARE WE THINKING 5 WOMEN not necessarily trained, including 2 scientists, 1 paramedic (?) can get the job done? This absolutely SANK this movie. It's impossible to overlook though I tried and tried.
3. Some of the things these characters did were simply ridiculous. No one on the planet is that brave. One takes "watch" at night alone, while others sleep....really??? This isn't Platoon and the jungle vs the Viet Cong. They not too earlier had already seen a GIANT ALLIGATOR with an insane row of vicious teeth.
One disappears into the forest, taken, screaming in agony, by another ferocious creature, and one later goes looking for her, again....ALONE.
Listen, women as like men, are capable of doing heroic feats in the face of life threatening, dangerous circumstances but the government, desperate for answers and results would train and deploy teams better than this. These women are not "badasses," heck, most men wouldn't do the things these characters in this movie does.
4. The LAW OF ECONOMY OF CHARACTERS. You know, watching this, that all 5 will not survive, and just like any slasher film, one by one, each one gets taken.
This ruins suspense and the overall uniqueness.
5. Credit needs to BE GIVEN TO TARKOVSKY'S beautiful and superior "STALKERS."
As one poster here already has mentioned, even the water motifs in this film is borrowing from Tarkovsky's masterpiece. Which is fine, just give it credit.
We, as artists, all steal from our heroes, and Tarkovsky is the best.
Summary:
THE over HYPE IS REAL again with yet another mediocre film. This isn't an awful movie its just not great by absolutely any standards.