Annihilation (2017)

8/10

I went into this movie knowing almost nothing. In fact, when i saw the trailer i remember thinking it seemed like a ‘bad’ sci-fi movie. But then i heard of the reviews calling it fresh and new, and i decided i wanted to know for myself before reading anything else about it.

It is one of those movies that keeps you in the dark, only learning information at the same rate that the protagonist does. As the movie unfolds, careful viewers can start to piece together things, but that still doesn’t detract from the overall experience of watching it. I really enjoyed my time in the theater (but i also don’t go much anymore apart from Star Wars movies, so that is part of it as well).

A few horror scenes mixed in for good measure. The Entire cast was excellent. And it had a double star wars cast, Natalie Portman and Oscar Isaac. And it was fun to see Gina Rodriguez in something other than Jane the Virgin.