Mutation, Fungi, Psychedelic Vibes and Visual Stimulation Galore

Rating: 7/10 (12 January 2020)

If you like the premise of the video game The Last of Us, you'll probably enjoy this movie. There were also hints of Silent Hill (2006), Prometheus (2012) and even The Lawnmower Man (1992).
Originally, this movie was sold me to me as something along the lines of 'a bunch of women scientists fight some alien type crap and Natalie Portman is in it too'. Or at least that's how my brain categorized it. It's definitely a lot more than that, and after finding out that it's from the same weird dude behind The Beach (2000), I had to check it out.
It's an interesting story, lacks a little bit of substance but overall I'm glad I watched it. And I don't say that too often. The landscape and creatures found within it invoke both awe and terror, my jaw legitimately dropped more than once. The visual effects were absolute insanity. They're reminiscent of Google's DeepDream project... just a lot more smoothed out. Extremely bummed I didn't catch this one in theaters.
Definitely recommend.