Review of Annihilation (2018) by Mark Jay K — 25 Mar 2018

Writer and director Alex Garland slowly turns an intriguing premise into an intense and destabilizing science fiction experience that you won't soon forget.

This review of Annihilation (2018) was written by Mark Jay K on 25 Mar 2018.

Annihilation has generally received positive reviews.

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By Caleb R (85) on 25 Jan 2019

After seeing Ex Machina, you can imgaine that I had high expectations for another Alex Garland Sci-Fi flick…

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By Ak K (32) on 21 Jan 2019

This movie is fascinating. Makes me want to go back to school and pursue my originally desired degree in Biology…

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By Chris A (1,156) on 26 Jan 2019

Annihilation, has amazing special affects and a well supported cast that combines thriller and sci-fi to make it totally well made…

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By Jean-Erik N (8) on 07 Jan 2019

Visually satisfying science fiction that is beautifully weird and tense, exploring a variety of themes while being consistently entertaining…

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By Palpetinesheev (49) on 20 Mar 2020

What a delightfully bizarre nightmare of a film this was. That ending. Man, that ending…

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By John L (999) on 21 Jan 2019

This movie is fascinating. Makes me want to go back to school and pursue my originally desired degree in Biology…

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By Erik K (224) on 23 Jan 2019

Boring. Was shocked that this was Obama's top pick of 2018. Somewhat of an awful movie…

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By Brad R (338) on 26 Jan 2019

The ending is the make or break factor in a lot of these reviews. I thought it was well done and not as ambiguous as some have indicated…

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So, the shimmer refracted everything, that could explain the facts about radio waves and signals, but how does it explain the compass…

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