Zack Sharf (indiewire): #Annihilation is big budget Alex Garland with all the head-spinning intelligence of "Ex Machina." It's violent and patient and then suddenly so transfixing you're pinned to your seat. It'll take time to process. Another auteur studio gamble from Paramoint after "
mother!" | This much is clear: #Annihilation is NOT the movie you walk out and take to Twitter for a quick opinion. It's grabs you hard and leaves you frazzled. Hats off to Paramount for letting Garland be himself on a bigger budget
Kate Erbland (indiewire): ANNHILATION is, in wholly inelegant terms, one hell of a mindfuck. Most of the time, I didn't want it to end; occasionally, I was so unsettled I thought I might keel over. She also says "Be hype!"
Nick Schager: “Annihilation” (2018): Now that’s how you do big-budget sci-fi.
Eric Eisenberg (CinemaBlend): Alex Garland's #Annihilation is absolutely phenomenal. It's gorgeous and mesmerizing, with brilliant performances from the entire ensemble. It's a remarkable vision, and has a sequence so thrilling that I was left literally dizzy. It will be on my Top 10 of 2018 without question.
Erik Davis (Fandango): Alex Garland’s #Annihilation is another example of the kind of brainy sci-fi we don’t see enough of. Badass female cast and a story that’s both beautiful and wickedly disturbing, and an ending you will talk about for days. Dug it so much
Jenna Busch (LegionofLeia): Just saw #Annihilation, and damn, it’s gorgeous. Beautifully done, riveting and smart. Going to need to process this one for a while, and I want to see it again!
Ben Pearson (slashfilm): #ANNIHILATION: This is the type of sci-if we always say we want to see. Bold, challenging, singular, visually dazzling. Would not be the least bit surprised to see it hailed as a masterpiece (and it might actually be one).
Drew Taylor (moviefone): Make no mistake, #Annihilation is a new sci-fi classic. Brilliant, thrilling, and provocative, it has as much metaphoric depth as it does narrative tension. I’m floored.
Nick Schager: “Annihilation” (2018): Now that’s how you do big-budget sci-fi.
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Anna Klassen ANNIHILATION is not great. First 2 acts are laborsome, dialogue is cliched, but the third act is solid & features some truly gorgeous CGI
James Healey Annihilation : Finally get to talk about this after seeing it almost a year ago! The first 2/3rds are pretty bad, pretty bad writing all around. That being said, the third act is WOW. Next level end of 2001 kind of shit. Makes up for the the rest of the film, EASILY.
Barry Hertz
✔@HertzBarry
The below image from ANNIHILATION is only mere taste of audacious weirdness that Alex Garland's film offers. By final 15 minutes, I couldn't quite believe what I was seeing on-screen.
@jeffvandermeer fans, and anyone looking for big-budget ideas-based sci-fi, will be thrilled.