Review of Annihilation (2018) by Matt O — 16 Mar 2018
THE BOOKS WERE EXCEPTIONAL. tHEY WERE HARD TO GRASP AT TIMES, BECAUSE THEY WERE INTENT ON PLAYING WITH OUR COMPREHENSION. iT IS QUITE BEYOND THE MEDIUM OF FILM TO CAPTURE THE STRANGENESS THE BOOKS IMPART.
tHAT SAID, THIS IS A VALIANT AND SOMEWHAT EGOISTICAL EFFORT. bY THE LATER I MEAN, IT TAKES AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF SELF CONFIDENCE TO EVEN EMBARK UPON A PROJECT DOOMED TO FALL SHORT. tHE ACTING IS GOOD, (pORTMAN HAS NEVER PUT IN A BAD PERFORMANCE SAVE AT THE CLUMSY HANDS OF mR lUCAS), AND THE EFFECTS ARE GOOD ENOUGH TO ASSIST WITH THE STORY.
iF YOU CARE AT ALL ABOUT WRITING AND STORIES, READ THE BOOKS FIRST - I THINK YOU WILL GET MORE OUT OF THE FILM THAT WAY, AS IT REMINDS ME OF POSTCARDS OF THE DESTINATION AND NOT THE THING ITSELF.
This review of Annihilation (2018) was written by Matt O on 16 Mar 2018.
Annihilation has generally received positive reviews.
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