"Lamb" is an odd fantasy/horror flick about a childless farming couple in a remote corner of Iceland whose ewe gives birth to a sheep-human hybrid that they decide to raise as their own. The husband's brother is understandably distressed by this situation but the couple are adamant to ignore its otherworldly implications and enjoy parenthood, as they already had a baby that died.
You know things are headed for shocking violence though, by the filmic language of the movie. Lots of static shots, minimal dialogue, low-key ambient music. And of course the movie is so slow moving as to be boring at times.
The ending feels sort of rushed, especially after the languid beginning and middle. It wasn't really satisfying. For perhaps the first half of the movie I was thinking that it would have worked better as a short movie. There are too many long stretches without anything happening. Then in the second half it picked up the pace, but finished on an unsatisfying ending. If the movie could have been suppressed down to half an hour, the ending would have worked better.
You know things are headed for shocking violence though, by the filmic language of the movie. Lots of static shots, minimal dialogue, low-key ambient music. And of course the movie is so slow moving as to be boring at times.
The ending feels sort of rushed, especially after the languid beginning and middle. It wasn't really satisfying. For perhaps the first half of the movie I was thinking that it would have worked better as a short movie. There are too many long stretches without anything happening. Then in the second half it picked up the pace, but finished on an unsatisfying ending. If the movie could have been suppressed down to half an hour, the ending would have worked better.