Annihilation: What a peculiar film

Rating: 4/10 (12 December 2018)

Annihilation reminds me of The Sound of Thunder (2005), not entirely sure why. I did however enjoy SoT, I didn't so much this.
Starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason-Leugh and Tessa Thompson it has a very unusual plot I wouldn't even dream of summarizing here. Rest assured however nobody could accuse this of of being your standard Hollywood affair.
Visually it's a treat with some startling beautiful visuals and plenty of nice ideas to go with them. It would be hard to dispute that Annihilation doesn't have its merits.
It does however also have its flaws and plenty of them. For me it was poorly paced, it didn't exactly flow and the nice ideas don't feel entirely followed through. It plays the role of a smart movie that dives deep into the pseudo-scientific realms but alike many other similar movies just doesn't come across all that clever.
More an experience than a movie I'd consider this very niche stuff.
The Good:
Some real beautiful imagery
A few good ideas
The Bad:
Doesn't all come together very well
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Natalie Portman and Keira Knightly are the same person. Have they been in a movie together? Exactly, got you thinking right?
I'm still waiting to understand the Oscar Isaac appeal