Gaia cross-checked elements seen in The Ruins, Antichrist, Annihilation, Jaws, and The Lighthouse. I’m not sure how, but that’s what I wrote the night I saw it, so I’ll stick to it. Remembering it now, I reckon it steals from a couple hundred dozen other movies. What I also wrote contemporaneously:
It’s a little repetitive. When it ran out of new ideas it relied on tried-and-true visual flash — where substance runs thin, add style. What’s my motto? Story matters.
But style can go a long way. 6/10
Comparison Notes: see above. The great Criminal Lovers also pops to mind.
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