bridgetwaldbaum Okay, in the forest, she's explaining their conversational body signals... raise this hand and it's "I love you more than anything", raise that hand and it's "we're in danger", we have to be careful not to mix those two up at first...Then, he's in the bathroom, steading himself...Then, she's thanking the waiter for filling her glass though she's been sitting without touching her glass, so she must have been drinking it over a while...The way she said "thank you very much" to the waiter was strange - either she's up set like she was when he hadn't brought her rabbits for a while, or she's thanking the watier not for the first time...I swear, I swear, I think I see some sort of construction vehicle - a front end loader? drive behind her from right to left... and as it goes off camera on the left I swear the driver has his right arm all the way up in the air (palm facing the camera)... which signal was the right arm again??Or I could be imagining the 'arm up' part at the end. You tell me!Either way, I thought this movie was brilliant. And the casting was phenomenal !!

call him, Draco Collin Farrell knows exactly how to deliver his lines (with a satisfying native Irish accent) in The Lobster. Writer/Director Ygoros Lanthimos must've been giddy behind the camera, as his world of strangeness and deadpan humor was captured. A very promising future is set for the both of them. (See: The Killing of a Sacred Deer. Also see: my coming critique.) It's very refreshing to get a tone of weird, absurdest humor out of otherwise dull language. The way he writes his dialogue in repetitive, robotic flow makes for an intriguing study of the human condition. This is the movie's strongest aspect. Unfortunately, it becomes exhaustive and stretched well passed its welcoming universe. About the halfway mark, we leave the setting that promised obscure and terrifying things to take place, and instead the writer seems to go out of his way to make a more structured message on love. You will find such a message, but it's beaten and kicked to death, leaving the viewer a bit insulted that no confidence was held in him earlier to find it himself.Strange and uncomfortable movies are what I get most revved up about and this certainly had that charm, albeit for a shorter time than its 2 hour running. What really upsets me and irks is the useless interfacing between pointless characters and a reaching climax that rehashes themes attempting to really hone in the message. In my opinion, Farrel, the dark hotel of lonliness and the animal conversion machine could have been cultivated toward a truly shocking twist and utter devastation that would have shaken the audience. Instead, its interesting rhythm fizzles, and we're left with what feels like a pretentious artist sticking with the flat-line tone he should have shed in the second act.

rak1301 The premise of this movie was actually appealing and it seemed to have potential as a quirky satire. However, this movie is so bad in so many ways that I stopped it about halfway through. The writing is confused; the acting is robotic, the humor isn't very funny and the tone is depressing.I have watched and enjoyed numerous futuristic and post apocalyptic stories. In the good ones, the story revolves around real people struggling with difficult situations. But in this one, based on their reactions to various ridiculous situations, every character in this story behaved as though borderline insane or deranged or drugged. I rated this a 2 instead of 1 for the nice scenery and for Rachel Weiss who is always a pleasure to watch. Both were wasted on this nonsense.A week after watching the first hour, I watched the balance to see if there was anything interesting or thought provoking to take away from this. There was not. My best summary for this is: boring, disturbing, sick, and a waste of time.

Ymbryne Everyone interprets this film in their own way. The film itself is not particularly funny or entertaining, but it still kept me engaged and got me thinking. My interpretation is that human beings should just let one another be. As shown in the film, whether in the 'couples world' or in the 'singles world', there is no utopia. One has to have a sense of conscience, be non-judgmental and just let one another be. Be kind to less fortunate beings and animals too.Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz and the rest of the cast was wonderful. I would have rated this film higher if not for the disappointing ending.