Weird but original! 6/10

Rating: 6/10 (14 February 2016)

Review: This is one of the strangest movies I have seen this year. I really didn't know were the movie was going, right from the beginning and when the film started to get going, it just became more weird. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the originality of the film but it was really strange from one scene to the next. The strange laws that they had in the hotel and the forest, were mind blowing and the fact that this individuals were being punished for being single, made it intriguing and, a somewhat, weird experience. The scenes with the eyes went a bit to far and the ending did annoy me but on the whole, I would watch it again, because I didn't understand how David (Colin Farrell), ended up in such a predicament. It did seem like it was jumping from one scene to the next, without much explanation but the narrating all the way through the film did help matters. The acting is great from Farell, who put on a lot of weight for the role and his heartless wife (Rosanna Hoult) and new found love (Rachel Weisz), were great choices for this quirky movie. Personally, I have to watch the movie again to work out if I actually enjoyed it or I was more shocked with it, so I'll have to sit on the fence for this one. Watchable!
Round-Up: Colin Farrell, 39, has starred in some mediocre movies lately which haven't really done that well at the box office, like the disappointing A New York Winter's Tale, the unknown Miss Julie alongside Jessica Chastain, Dead Man Down, Total Recall, Seven Psychopaths and Fright Night but he put in a great performance in Saving Mr. Banks, Horrible Bosses and the new True Detective series. I doubt that this movie will bring him back into the big leagues but it has definitely shown that he will take on any project and give it his all. This is the first major release from Greek born, Yorgos Lanthimos, who also wrote this original but strange script. It must have been hard to bring his vision to the big screen so I have to give him respect for that and the fact that Rachel Weisz, Colin Farrell, Olivia Colman and John C. Reilly came on board, proves that they saw something in this original in the script. As I didn't hear anything about the movie before, I really didn't know what to expect and now that I've watched it, I'm still in 2 minds about the outcome.
Budget: $4million Worldwide Gross: $5.5million
I recommend this movie to people who are into their drama/romance/comedies starring Rachel Weisz, Colin Farrell, John C. Reilly, Olivia Colman, Rosanna Hoult, Michael Smiley and Roger Ashton-Griffiths. 6/10