QUIRKY DOESN'T EQUAL GOOD...!

Rating: 6/10 (20 August 2018)

This quirky dramedy came from the mind of Yorgos Lanthimos & was nominated for Oscar for original screenplay & originality is to be found in this tale of a man who must find love again in a hotel among the various lovelorn but if a match is not found by a certain time limit, he'll be turned into the animal of the title. I know, it's a grabber. For the most part when the action is confined to the estate, the story works whereby the mechanics of masturbation or nose bleeds yields comedic gold but once our hero, played by Colin Farrell, makes a dash back to the real world, the novelty wears off since the story continues to put arbitrary rules where really there shouldn't be.