Yet Another Overlooked Gem

Rating: 9/10 (28 October 2018)

Yes!
Annihilation was amazing! It was such a great sci-fi movie. I was very hyped to see this movie. It was visually stunning. The effects were really well done. The cinematography was beautiful. Probably the best this year. I also liked the score for the film. It worked well with the tones and sequencing in the movie. Some of the scenes in the movie were chilling. It captured what was happening and my heart was beating faster. It was a violent movie, but the violent scenes were really good. Alex Garland did well adapting the book into a movie. I really liked his previous film, Ex Machina, and I think it was under appreciated. It did win an Oscar for Best Visual Effects and Annihilation could too if we don't see anything better this year. Natalie Portman did well with her performance. This is one of her best roles since Black Swan. I liked Oscar Isaac's character and he did well too. As for flaws, I didn't like Jennifer Jason Leigh's character. She didn't have much with it and her tone of voice just bothered me. There were a few other characters that I liked, but didn't feel for them as much as I thought I would. That's pretty much it for flaws. This movie was amazing. You just have to be open for some weird stuff, confusion, and questioning. It's a mind bender. Some people didn't like the ending, but I thought it was great. That's where you have to be open to some confusion and questioning. I think this movie should be seen as it has been recently put into the top 100 best sci-fi movies of all time. Definitely see Annihilation!
My Grade: A