Neither a masterpiece nor a complete disaster

Rating: 6/10 (19 June 2019)

Movies like these really frustrate me. In fact they infuriate me. In terms or atmoshpere, tone and the subject matter Annihilation is the kind of movie that is rarely released as studios now generally prefer to play safe with dumbed down Popcorn Sci Fi. Hollywood now typically sticks in some action, explosions and a few comic relief gags, tries to appeal to a broad base of viewers and release yet another crummy cookie cutter 'sci fi' movie.
I don't mind slow, moody movies especially if they make you think outside of the box and make you uncomfortable. Annihilation definitely fits that bill.
Where everything comes apart at the seams is the continuous stupidity shown by nearly all the major characters. It's difficult to really get into a movie when you're exclaiming "why on earth are they doing that?" for the 50th time the first of which being why on earth were the most unhinged people posible being chosen to confront one of the biggest threats the planet has ever faced?
Others have listed the string of stupidities in Annihilation so I won't list them yet again.. All I can say that this was an opportunity to make something really special. It's a shame it didn't happen.
Watchhable, but that's about it.