There are solid supporting turns from Willem Dafoe, Forest Whitaker, and Zoe Saldana, but Cooper doesn't trust his characters enough, and is too enamored with his own sordid backdrop of underground fighting rings and hair - trigger violence. (scene-stealers.com)
All the while, Villeneuve's cast — which boasts solid supporting turns by Forest Whitaker and Michael Stuhlbarg — strives for tension and poignance through strained discussions about the importance of language to perspective. (cbr.com)
But as strong and central as Portman is to the film, Annihilation is an ensemble piece featuring several solid supporting turns. (ign.com)