Chalk and cheese

Rating: 10/10 (16 September 2017)

I wasn't going to review this because it's not a film that you can be ambivalent about - you're either going to get it (and by that I don't necessarily mean immediately twigging the whole biblical back story) or you're not. The acting is outstanding and the concept is stunning, but that won't make people like it. I'm hoping that the reviewers on here who thought that this was about a couple living in a house missed the beginning and either left half way through or fell asleep before the end... Don't get me wrong, I'm not criticising the people who don't like this film, but you need to accept that just because you don't like something it doesn't mean that it's bad and that everyone should feel the same way. This film doesn't exploit anyone, and it certainly isn't just another excuse to show violence against women - if you accept that it's allegorical and that mother and the house represent Mother Nature and the planet we live on then the violence makes sense. To sum up, a great film worthy of 10 stars but one that at least half the people that see it are going to hate. It's a pity there isn't a separate Oscars category for the most divisive film, this would win hands down!