9/10
The Return of the Satire
23 November 2022
Quite a triumph and the return of the Satire. The film is separated in three chapters. The first chapter seems a bit off compared to the rest but it makes total sense in context. The film lives from a triangle of aspects: The humor, the strong message and vomitting, no kidding, the twists. Rounded up with great acting all around. It really has a strong social message, you could say that director Ruben Östlund rubs it too much into your face but thats not the case, thats what I think is satire all about. I really liked what it tried to say and how the message was pulled forward. The performances were all around great. Hard to determine a stand out but if I have to its most likely Dolly De Leon, especially in the third act. But you also have wonderful performances by Woody Harrelson, who was hilarious, as well as Harris Dickinson and the late Charbi Dean. The screenplay was fantastic and stands out in year full of great original screenplays. The direction fantastic and the camera work very effective and interesting. A very though provoking film. I was just not the biggest fan of the ending but the rest is truly great and worth to see. Don't mind the long running time, although its very dialogue based, I thought it was extremely entertaining.
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