Review of Annihilation (2018) by Mark M — 23 Dec 2018

Beautiful visuals. Horrible plot. Jennifer Jason Leigh give a catatonic performance.

This review of Annihilation (2018) was written by Mark M on 23 Dec 2018.

Annihilation has generally received positive reviews.

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Well this didn't exactly grab my attention like I thought it would. I found it to be quite boring, actually…

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[Half the point counts. (I liked Annihilation a lot better than Birdbox…

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By Steve J (513) on 16 Jan 2019

Here's the plot; It's the old Blair Witch Project routine, only this time it's not 'The Wood' , this time it's 'the shimmer…

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By Jared1209 (20) on 05 Feb 2020

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