The Lobster - Review: Brilliantly Unconventional

Rating: 9/10 (26 August 2016)

Yorgos Lanthimos is a very interesting filmmaker, what I've noticed about him is that he likes ambiguous endings and his story lines are weird. Yorgos Lanthimos directed a movie called Dogtooth back in 2009, that movie is just as weird as The Lobster. I believe if Yorgos Lanthimos keeps up his current track record of "weirdo movies", he'll either be discarded as an inexperienced filmmaker who can't tell a cohesive story, or he'll be admired as a brilliant unconventional filmmaker who goes against the ordinary way of story telling.
I like weird movies, but the movie has to make sense, and the movie has to have a cohesive story.
For me, The Lobster storyline not only makes sense but its execution is highly cohesive.
The Lobster is definitely a weird movie, its story execution is extremely bizarre, but the plot is not hard to follow.
I am of the belief that The Lobster is a contemporary piece about love and relationships.
Colin Farrell is fantastic in this movie; Farrel plays a man named David who is trying to find love, but the society that he lives in just wants him to find a suitable partner. Each character presented in this movie is forced to find a partner or be turned into an animal of their choosing.
The underlying theme presented here is just as real in our society, people want absolute love, people want to be with someone that they connect with, but sometimes people have to conform, and sometimes people have to settle for whatever is presented to them in order to survive.
The performances presented here are phenomenal all across the board. Ben Whishaw, John C. Reily, Léa Seydoux, and Rachel Weisz deliver exceptional performances in the supporting cast.
The directing choices are handled with craftsmanship, the wide angle shots are beautiful, and the deep focus shots play a huge part in telling the story.
Overall, this movie is extremely bizarre, it's not conventional, it's abnormal, stunning, cohesive, underlying, and brilliant.
Final Grade: A