Review of The Lobster (2015) by Stevenk — 15 Jul 2016

The Lobster. I am writing this review as a public service, for all those that do not need or want to spend their 10 dollars and 2 hours of their time being totally depressed by a meaningless piece of trash.

There are spoilers in this review, so be aware. The idea that a pair of people, who, due to a dystopian world and a sadistic, "leader" end up having to become blind to find "true love" is just utterly ridiculous. This dystopia, where being single is illegal, going into relationship "rehab" places you in a joyless relationship, with your only other two options being made into a mutant animal, (ala the islnd of Dr Moreau), or living in the woods with a manipulative, sickening, cowardly, murderous woman, who could not evenn do battle with a woman she blinded, is just beyond depressing. Its sadistic and indescribable, at least to me. It was long, boring, depressing, with no redemptive features, whatsoever. If, perhaps, the couple had things to atone for, in their previous relationships, then, at least, their would be a story here.

I felt that there was probably an alternate ending, or endings filmed, in which you would see Farrell's character, walking away from Weisz's character, in the restaurant background, might have been interesting, but even more depressing. I will say , that the filmmaker did a great job of even making a beautiful area of either scotland or Ireland look depressing, was ann accomplishment(LOL).

Just pitiful, pitiful, pitiful.