Alex Garland as writer/director failed miserably

Rating: 1/10 (20 July 2018)

This film is supposed to be a "biology thriller" but the plot and the way the director Alex Garland handles the "thriller" part is pathetic. Splice (2009) was another "biology thriller" that comes to mind written and directed by Vincenzo Natali. Although that film got only a 5.8/10 imdb rating, in my view the way the director handled its plot was amazingly masterful. The point I'm trying to make here is this: It doesn't really matter if a plot is highly improbable, inconsistent, or downright scientifically unsound, as long as it can keep you at the edge of your seat. After all this is just science fiction and entertainment, not a biology dissertation. It all boils down to what the director can actually do. In my opinion Alex Garland can't do much.