I'd rather eat lobster

Rating: 5/10 (5 June 2016)

Director/Writer Yorgos Lanthimos, along with Efthymis Filippou, present a futurist film so out-of- the-box in it's storyline that it's hard to believe it attracted the likes of Collin Farrell, Rachel Weisz and John C. Reilly. Set primarily in The Hotel, where single people must find a mate within 45 days or be turned into an animal, residents fill their days hunting "free people" or watching mundane "couple people" therapy presentations. While probably an interesting storyline in theory, the monotone dialogue delivery, the dark fill of the film, and the less than humanistic performances throughout painstakingly drag this bazaar film down. Farrell reaches far from his familiar film persona, yet one can't help wonder why he changed his body for this role and what attracted him to this project. Weisz's "one note" character blends in with the rest of the "one note" performances, and John C. Reilly is so under utilized it's amazing he'd want to lend his talents to the project. One can only think that these qualified actors must know something about the director that the viewing audience doesn't. And, one can only think that Lanthimos, with this his first English language film, was trying for a Wes Anderson, Spike Jonze "HER," Coen Brothers type film, but fell short, very short. Some will call this a comedy, however, you probably won't laugh at all. Others will call this film a master piece, however, you'll probably walk out calling it something completely else.