--The first hour is exceptional. Willem Dafoe is himself as usual, Emma Stone is a relevation & the cinematography coupled with the weird storyline seems like a perfect recipe for an awesome Yorgos Lanthimos rather than the terrible ones.
--Alas, it takes an awful left turn. Extended wh0ring, incessant overplaying of the same premise (we get it, she talks weird) & trendy/bland social commentary takes over.
--The degenerate middle half gives away to a deflated finalé where we get what every feminist fiction craves for: an evil man. Hmph.
I think "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" was his best film & this is definitely his worst.
If you like weird, morally questionable films, the recent sensation "Saltburn" is a far better alternative.
To summarise, everything after hour 1 is so baffling & insane, it even made me miss Mark Ruffalo for a split second (He did a great job, btw)
--Alas, it takes an awful left turn. Extended wh0ring, incessant overplaying of the same premise (we get it, she talks weird) & trendy/bland social commentary takes over.
--The degenerate middle half gives away to a deflated finalé where we get what every feminist fiction craves for: an evil man. Hmph.
I think "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" was his best film & this is definitely his worst.
If you like weird, morally questionable films, the recent sensation "Saltburn" is a far better alternative.
To summarise, everything after hour 1 is so baffling & insane, it even made me miss Mark Ruffalo for a split second (He did a great job, btw)
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