Odd to say the least

Rating: 8/10 (4 September 2019)

One of the very few pieces of media to not obsessively and leeringly display alternate sexualities The Favourite apparently in line with the films of Lanthimos does have moments of the wildly surreal and shocking but still, and impressively so manages to maintain a foot in reality at the same time. The love triangle of Stone, Weisz and Coleman is one of the most believable and interesting ever put to screen with others usually being soap opera-esque filler that fail to engage. The cast are outstanding and personally it's clear to see why Coleman enjoyed such success as her role was genuinely so moving and powerful its remarkable. The story is masterfully created remaining at all time moving and engaging and does a fine job at balancing the multiple tones of that are required to get across this complicated love story. One of the greatest of the year