Gripping and beautiful, with a few holes

Rating: 7/10 (13 March 2018)

Firstly, all the performances in the film were great, as was the storyline which was gripping to the end - which almost felt like euphoria for want of a better word.
There were a few holes in the plot/characters which you do kind of look at and think "Why would that happen, why would they do that?" but not enough to ruin the film overall.
Also, without causing too much offence, asking why "the biggest military force in the world didn't sort it out" is such a stupid comment which shouldn't be associated with a film like this.
Overall, yes the film has holes, but; the beautiful scenery, superb acting and mysterious storyline makes this one of the better sci-fi films of recent times.
It's as my mate that I watched this with said at the time, it's a good sci-fi film, a good Alex Garland film - but it's not Ex Machina.