Taxidermia (2006)
5/10
Surreal but a bit dull.
17 March 2009
This film aims for shock value rather than plot.

We see several generations of a family who are all strange in different ways.

The ideas are certainly original and the film moves at a good pace. There are a few twists as we follow the characters and get a view of their quite brutal and unpleasant lifestyles.

The reliance on disgust is boring though, if you aren't shocked by the imagery then you aren't left with much else.

The dialogue is minimal and the characters aren't likable, we are supposed to see them as exhibits not develop empathy for them. This leaves the film feeling slightly dead with no emotion and no real impact.

Watchable for the weirdness but would certainly offer nothing worth a second viewing.
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