Not "The Favourite" at all for me

Rating: 5/10 (1 January 2019)

I've never seen Yorgos Lanthimos's previous movies, so this was my first time
watching one of his movies. All I can say is holy crap I didn't expect to dislike
The Favourite this much. Maybe the hype killed it for me, perhaps? For starters, I didn't actually realise it was supposed to be funny. I mean, I'm really trying hard to think if I found any jokes funny at all. At best, maybe a chuckle here and there once in a blue moon? All the weird, sex, gross stuff irritated me for a large portion of the movie. People saying the "F" and "C" words constantly, the soundtrack being irritating in parts, and not liking any of the characters for the entire movie.
I get that it's not supposed to be historically accurate and all that, but man I'm
surprised at how much this movie pissed me off. It was a full house in my local cinema and quite a few people walked out of my screening. Don't get me wrong, it's nicely shot (not sure how I feel about the Fish Eye view though, feels a bit gimmicky?), the presentation and costumes are great, and the acting is top notch from everyone (Especially from Olivia Colman), but I feel all the technical/production stuff doesn't mean diddily-squat if I didn't enjoy it that much. I can only conclude it wasn't my cup of tea or I went in completely with the wrong expectations.
5/10