The cgi issues, I don’t really get. Are there moments where we fall into an uncanny valley? Ab-So-Lutely. So, we know the problem, what’s the solution. More money, more time?
For me, the most glaring effects were the Earth-kritters--they didn't look quite right. The solution? More shadow, rain, fog, some practical effects, etc. It's not just about money (Disney spent gobs of money to make an uncanny Leia that someone with a deepfake program immediately improved considerably--ditto for Luke's return in the Mandolorian), but who you hire to do it, how you design the shot, how much time you give them, how much you demand be done in particular way. Less is often more (e.g., the shark in JAWS) and I think that this film would have benefited from some simple techniques (e.g., don't get so darn close on the CGI muppet animals).
I get people not liking the movie. The bad dialogue. The social issues stuff, if that’s your lean. But judging the local high-school junior varsity (streaming movie) versus the expectations of a NFL team (big budget tentpole), seems to be arguing in bad faith.
I didn't hate it. It was as good or better than most the of the AVP stuff we got. But here, in these threads, this is where we pick the nits and debate the flaws of films that we love dearly. And this film, an also-ran in a pack of forgettable sequels and prequels and sidequels and reboots and reimaginings, doesn't seem to be particularly worthy of love or hate, so picking nits here is more of an extended "meh." It was OK, for what it was, but Sandman was much more fun, IMO (and Sandman also has cheesy FX and is plenty woke).