Why so serious?

Rating: 4/10 (28 May 2020)

Finally sat down to watch this after hearing some good reviews from friends. While it's not a total waste of time there were several things that really irked me.
It seems that several of the ideas have been 'lifted' from the amazing work of JG Ballard (a sort of pastiche of The Drowned World and The Crystal World). That, in itself isn't a bad thing but the execution - complete with an abundance of dated CGI - cheapens the whole ordeal.
Also, I'm simply not buying Natalie Portman as a military type; poor casting.
What really ate away at me was the abysmal script and delivery. The film takes itself far too seriously. I'm not one to usually call out poor dialogue but this is riddled with it.