Review of The Lobster (2015) by Moviemitch96 — 03 Jun 2016
If I was given only one word to describe this film, that word would be "different", VERY different. This is the kind of film that you absolutely must know what you're getting into before you see it.
Thankfully I had viewed the trailer for this film and heard early word from many critics and audiences alike about its weird and bizarre nature and therefore walked into this film highly open-minded and ready to see or expect anything out of it.
Despite this, I can't even begin to say how unprepared I was for just how weird this film got at times. However, on the contrary to what I've said so far, this didn't hinder my overall enjoyment of the film at all.
The story and premise was unique and it's dark humor and dialogue was extremely deadpan and straightforward (more so than in any other film I've ever seen) and it was off-putting at times, but other times I have to admit it worked really well.
Colin Farrell gives a great lead performance and the rest of the cast, such as Rachel Weisz, John C. Reilly, Ben Whishaw, etc all had some worthwhile moments as well. Overall, this was undeniably bizarre, yet oddly enough it also proved to be the most unique and interesting film I've seen so far this year.
However, like I said before it's also a very different film so please know what you're getting into before you pay to see this.
This review of The Lobster (2015) was written by Moviemitch96 on 03 Jun 2016.
The Lobster has generally received positive reviews.
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