Review of The Lobster (2015) by Alastair W — 31 Mar 2017

Is it just me or does this feel like its premise was thought up down the pub and then drunkenly yelled at two sober top notch writers?

Is it bad that I literally watched this because I saw the name and between all the "Look....Superheroes!" and "Adam Sandler the movie" films, I saw it was simply called... The Lobster. Now I don't know why that name attracted me, it's probably something I should tell my therapist, but yeah, I watched it.

From the onset you are dropped into this strangely haunting world, only led by the steady yet uncomfortable voice of the protagonist. Had to double check Colin Farrell was involved with this as it struck me as quite an indie sort of film for him but that's probably my miscalculation. I'll be straight with you and say that it isn't non stop intense viewing that you will feel changed after. It has dips and troughs as a film and at some times you will find yourself on the edge of your seat and sometimes you will find yourself on your phone, but it is definitely a fascinating world and story and it might raise a bunch of questions for you. It certainly did for me.