Annihilation, Netflix. Natalie Portman stars.
This film has come straight to Netflix in the UK and Europe. Apparently it only took $10m-ish on its first weekend in the USA. The reason given -- or rather assumed and published by the critics -- is that its too intellectual. The critics, in my opinion, are spouting their usual crap. The first three-quarters of the film is well done and worth watching; the last quarter is a total mess and devoid of anything that could be a possible denouement, God knows how edits and re-shoots it took to arrive at the tripe your forced to swallow; it truly is awful.
AVOID!
This film has come straight to Netflix in the UK and Europe. Apparently it only took $10m-ish on its first weekend in the USA. The reason given -- or rather assumed and published by the critics -- is that its too intellectual. The critics, in my opinion, are spouting their usual crap. The first three-quarters of the film is well done and worth watching; the last quarter is a total mess and devoid of anything that could be a possible denouement, God knows how edits and re-shoots it took to arrive at the tripe your forced to swallow; it truly is awful.
AVOID!
It's going to be one of those films that student types will say "Oh, you didn't like it because it's too intellectual for you to understand."
The premise seemed fine to start with, something hits the earth & causes this shimmering zone that is slowly growing. After several years of study and the loss of every asset sent to investigate they send a bunch of semi-depressed women in to . . . . . . well who the fcuk knows or cares.
A boring and horribly unrealistic put together story that is all about self destruction.
I'm also getting a bit tired of Oscar Isaac popping up in every other film released these days, he makes Tom Hardy look like a recluse.