There's a compelling and thought-provoking idea at the heart of Annihilation. But that's all there is. Throughout Annihilation's increasingly tedious runtime there's a palpable sense that the writer and director were able to develop that idea into about fifteen minutes of movie and then had no idea what else to do. Their solution, evidently, was to pad it to feature length with a glacial pace and random scenes of nonsensical weirdness. Some of it's visually arresting, sure, but it's ultimately hollow and repetitive. Add in one of the goofiest (in terms of visuals and choreography, not necessarily concept) finales ever filmed and you're left with a frustratingly underwhelming experience.