Review of The Square (2017) by Tor M — 02 Oct 2018
A huge film and Ruben Östlund's biggest so far. It was talked about way before it's premiere and after it showed, moviefans discussed it plenty. The hate was huge, the praise even larger.
A museum's chief art curator has both personal and career based problems. Someone steals his phone, wich leads to a big half of the plot here. When a square is made, an art installaton, the museum needs a way to present it to the world but this turn out to be a big nut to crack.
These two happenings is lovely mixed, with that very underlying unkomfortableness all over the scenes. The two and a half hours rush by, even if there are little action here. The great moments saves it together with ace performances. The diner-scene is huge, and so is the note-posting one. The tourettes-scene is also a funny highlight.
Done in a less static way than some of his film, still brilliantly shot, where the diner-scene once again tops it. A pretty artsy film that takes plenty of turns but still a strong direction of resulting. You will leave the film pleased, having most pieces together.
It lived up to my huge expectations, something that does not happen often enough. God, I love spinning staircase shots, man.
8 out of 10 gravel tops.
This review of The Square (2017) was written by Tor M on 02 Oct 2018.
The Square has generally received positive reviews.
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