Annihilation (2018)

Release date: 2018-02-23
Country: UK|USA
Language: English
Director: Alex Garland
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media, Scott Rudin Productions
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Science Fiction
Rating: 6.9/10
Length: 1h 55min

Storyline

A biologist's husband disappears. She puts her name forward for an expedition into an environmental disaster zone, but does not find what she's expecting. The expedition team is made up of the biologist, an anthropologist, a psychologist, a surveyor, and a linguist.

Plot Keywords

coma, expedition, lighthouse, based on novel, female protagonist, dna, secret mission, mutation, biologist, scientist, genetics, nonlinear timeline, mutant, plant, animal attack, alligator, hazmat suit, survivor, suicide, body horror

Short Review

It's certain that the astonishing special effects would have worked better on a larger cinema screen, and it's a shame to lose their impact. But the dialogue is clunky and the plot disjointed.