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A Major Disappointment

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

This movie I had high hopes for given the actors but it was just strange and didn't make a lot of sense. First off....are there really families like this? They seem cold and detached. Secondly why would you not call the police???? Why would you sacrifice your own child?? UNREALISTIC!!! Don't waste your time.

I understand this film is a modern day portrayal of Greek mythology and the stilted nature characters and character portrayal is (I believe) meant to bring the story to the fore in arthouse fashion.Regardless, I found the execution of this adapted tale as a whole, coupled with it's incongruous soundtrack didn't really do it for me.As scenes repeated (some of which you may struggle to see the relevance of) I found myself researching Iphigenia and the ancient story on which this film is based on my phone. It may be more artistic than I was willing to entertain at the time of viewing, but the relentlessly cold nature of the characters made disconnection inevitable. It is about this point I realised (and you will too) there will never be any modern-day rationale or logical closure in the sense that a more viewer friendly film would put forward, even one portraying an ancient mythological happening.I didn't ask for a reward when I started watching this film, and certainly none was offered.

This satirical and tragic fable is extremely relevant and scathing in a year in which Hollywood has been harrowed by the surfacing of buried transgressions, and further, in an age where we as a society evade responsibility and guilt at all costs. Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster) has an uncanny ability for exposing human insanity and takes aim at justice through his omniscient surrogate Martin, one of the most sinister and riveting movie antagonists of recent memory.The story is clearly inspired by the Greek myth Iphigenia in Aulis, but could also be viewed as an absurdist retelling of God's testing of Abraham with Isaac. Lanthimos once again incorporates his trademark dialogue (flat, affected, overly expository, humorous), but here he seems to also be channeling his adoration for Stanley Kubrick: horror elements, extensive use of classical music, long tracking shots, one point perspective, deeply unsettling imagery, and studying of the dark depths of human nature. The psychosexual underpinnings call Eyes Wide Shut to mind, while the careful attention to detail and chaos evokes feelings of watching The Shining. Only time will tell if it achieves similar cult status.

Not the worst mobile ever, but not one to waste the effort of pushing the play button for. The pretentious posers who give it great reviews should have their academic credentials revoked.