Review of Triangle of Sadness (2022) by Moviemitch96 — 21 Oct 2022

A young and rich socialite couple (Harris Dickinson and Charlbi Dean in her final film role, as she tragically passed away this past August) board a luxury cruise along with several other affluent members.

They are soon plagued with food poisoning, seasickness, and eventually find themselves stranded on an island as everybody comes to a reckoning with their wealth, social status, class, etc. Winner of this year's coveted Palme D'or at the Cannes Film Festival and directed by Ruben Ostlund (who helmed 2017's Palme D'or winner 'The Square' and 'Force Majure'), this is a film that pulls no punches in satirizing the wealthy/privileged or those with high social status, as class is heavily lambasted here in several poignant, clever, and even sometimes funny ways.

Performances from all involved are fun to watch here as well, with Dickinson and Dean turning in great performances here, as well as Woody Harrelson as the Marxist alcoholic captain running the ship. I will say however that at two and a half hours, it does start to beat a dead horse with its savage critique of the wealthy about halfway through the film, and the ending, while somewhat unexpected, also proved to be a bit underwhelming and too little too late for my liking.

But overall, it's a rather sharp and humorous satirical look at the contrast (and unexpected dependency) both the rich and the poor have with each other, even if it feels a little stretched out with its two and a half hour runtime.

If anything, hopefully it'll put all those who are privileged in better check.