this is the film that most people are talking about this year
or at least as much as - are you going to see the lobster?
which pretty well placed it on the list of films to catch
interesting concept too - newly single people at a hotel
they are given 45 days to find a partner amongst the guests
failure to do so means being turned into an animal of choice
and - colin farrell has a lead part - he is generally trustworthy
opening scene - a woman in a car in the rain on a country road
she pulls over, she gets out, walks to a donkey and shoots it dead
me thinking - no - that can't be faked - not too happy about that
the film title then in bold across the screen and mr farrell now seen
he's piled on the weight and is wearing glasses so barely recognisable
a woman's voice tells him she is sorry - he - is he short-sighted like me?
next he is being escorted into a mini-bus and arrives at a country hotel
checking in with his dog and some unusual questions e.g. sexual preference?
allocated a room and a visit from the manageress who explains the rules
45 days and no partner - what animal would you prefer to become?
a lobster - they live for 100 years, have blue blood and remain fertile
good choice - most people choose a dog that's why there are so many
not sure about this but ok let's go with it - a couple of hours to go yet
scenes then in the hotel at breakfast and mixing it with the other guests
women wearing the same dress, men likewise with a common suit
an official welcome and talks from some guests about themselves
my most distinguished feature is...it's kind of funny but not really
i'm now starting to think this is all an ok idea suffering in delivery
the guests are taken into the woods and armed with tranquilizer guns
the sport - shoot the loners - previous hotel guests who have escaped
weird and/or silly - then david (farrell) partners up with a russian lady
she reported to have no feelings and he displays the same - so a match
they 'date' for a bit.and are announced a couple - she then kills his dog
which is actually his brother - a brutal slaying which i also squirm over
he cries and thus reveals he has feelings so not an appropriate partner
she threatens to report him and he ends up shooting her (tranquilizer)
an escape to the woods for him and joining up with the loner people
the odd animal bounding around also e.g. a camel - failed guests
david befriends a short-sighted woman and so attracted to him
the loner leader disallowing any relationships so they are discreet
working up their own sign/body language to communicate feelings
and so it goes on - and on - and on - it's all quite tedious actually
by now it looks like the actors have lost interest in the weird plot
it's just silly and worse - the director (yorgos lanthimos) indulging
he obviously has a strong view on coupledom and this is his vehicle
the humour is non-existent, the plot seems made up as it progresses
in the climax the short-sighted woman is made blind by a surgeon
this under the instruction of the dictatorial leader of the loners
and as with true love - david prepares to gauge out his own eyes
the end - thankfully - could not get out of there quick enough
surely the large crowd are equally appalled - or maybe not
the pseudo-intellectuals probably loved it - we didn't get it...
