Review of The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) by Deanomite — 31 Dec 2019

I remember Tarkovsky (Stalker from 1979 was his best) talking about how he admired Bergman (The Seventh Seal is my favorite of his) and wanted his work to channel the style of Bergman. Yorgos Lanthimos apparently feels similarly about Stanley Kubrick, because this movie feels so much like a Kubrick film.

The camera following behind the actors, almost stalking them, feels like another character. The music, ominous and sparse, also feels like a character. The dialog is very staccato, no harmony in the monotone speaking cadence, really lends an air of characters that live subconsciously.

I didn't care for the third act but the first 2 were flawless.