I started watching Annihilation more in hope than expectation. And I was disappointed. Hard to say why exactly... but I think that it felt like it was trying hard to be original... and wasn't.
Not very much happens a lot of the time. Which would be fine if that was repaid by a big build up of atmosphere. But it isn't. There's also no suspense, because everything that happens is more or less telegraphed by the rather plodding script.
Some of the actors do a good job. Sadly not Natalie Portman, who looks like she just can't wait to grab her pay check and leave. Oscar Isaac is good, but underused.
In the spirit of the movie I am just going to stop now and leave you hanging.
No comments:
Post a Comment