It's just not weird enough

Rating: 6/10 (21 December 2018)

There are two things you expect when going to see a Yorgos Lanthimos film. One: that it will be visually appealing and two: that it will be strange to the point of absurdity. This film meets the first expectation with flying colors. It is without a doubt his best looking project to date but it falls short in terms of the second. It is almost a normal movie and that is not necessarily a bad thing, it was just unexpected. The problem comes from the story itself. The events that the film is based on are fascinating and the film does them justice but there is only so far you can take this story without completely betraying the history. Now, this is only conjecture but it's possible the increased budget came with the goal of making a film that appealed to a wider audience (the director's other films certainly not being for everyone). Anyway, it is not a bad film but it certainly leaves me with something to be desired.