The Killing of a Sacred Deer

A24 | Release Date: October 20, 2017

6.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 274 Ratings

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Rebecca31Nov 4, 2017

The Killing of a Sacred Deer fills you with so much suspense and dread until you finally find your breaking point. The story, gore and a truly eerie performance by Barry Keoghan accompanied by hair-raising music will try its very best to pushThe Killing of a Sacred Deer fills you with so much suspense and dread until you finally find your breaking point. The story, gore and a truly eerie performance by Barry Keoghan accompanied by hair-raising music will try its very best to push you to your limits. Going beyond extreme measures to unnerve you, and if nothing else it achieved that no problem. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, so if you haven't experienced anything by this director before it might be a good idea to prepare yourself by watching The Lobster. This is certainly a director you won't forget, his films are so unpredictable and deeply disturbing you either love him or hate him.

At its heart The Killing of a Sacred Deer is a revenge story, so dark and cold everything I like in a film but I found myself very disappointed with it. The monotonous and robotic way all the actors are carrying themselves was the biggest distraction. I couldn't believe anything they were saying or doing as something that would actually happen. As the story reaches some of its pivotal moments none of the characters were responding in a way I believed so I found myself getting more and more annoyed with it. I didn't buy into it at all. Barry Keoghan is definitely the stand out performance, he has an amazing on screen presence. Chilling and will make your skin crawl. A modern day Greek tragedy is what everyone loves to call this but don't worry you'll pick up on that analogy soon enough as the movie takes any opportunity it can to remind you that yes this is a tragedy, this whole situation is so unbelievably tragic, how did we possibly get into this unbearable tragic situation. It gives a new meaning to the word disturbing so if that idea interests you then The really tragic Killing of a Sacred Deer is recommended.… Expand

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TVJerryNov 15, 2017

Colin Farrell plays a cardiovascular surgeon who takes a fatherless teenage boy under his wing (the appropriately creepy Barry Keoghan). Things get bizarre when the conflict between their relationship and his own family (including wife NicoleColin Farrell plays a cardiovascular surgeon who takes a fatherless teenage boy under his wing (the appropriately creepy Barry Keoghan). Things get bizarre when the conflict between their relationship and his own family (including wife Nicole Kidman) goes in unfortunate and unexpected directions. The characters maintain the stilted stiffness and minimal emotions that director Giorgos Lanthimos adapted for his first equally unusual film (The Lobster). He also embraces an uncomfortable style, a deliberate pace and an eye for eccentric vantage points. There's an unnatural discomfort that pervades the film and it only accelerates as the unfortunate circumstances progress. The abrupt and intrusive music exacerbates the movie's determination to make the experience uncomfortable. Some watching this prolonged, painful, somewhat pretentious process will appreciate the appropriately weird approach.… Expand

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AkumaJackJul 15, 2018

Quite a boring film. The plot is loosely based on greek tragedies but there's not much more than that in this film. Some very nice shots here and there, but that doesn't save this film. Is just a panino al pane, nothing more nothing less.

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drambuie_Dec 10, 2017

oh boy.how i loved The Lobster!how f*** disappointed am i?! The original style of director G.Lanthimos still exists in this one, thank God,the characters maintain the stilted stiffness and minimal emotions and all the weirdness and slowoh boy.how i loved The Lobster!how f*** disappointed am i?! The original style of director G.Lanthimos still exists in this one, thank God,the characters maintain the stilted stiffness and minimal emotions and all the weirdness and slow pace,slow talking.Weirdo.weirdo.loving it. the music was sharp,exceptional and actually the only thing that made this movie "horror".But the scenario?it was something like magic with this boy but at last there is neither a mindblowing explanation nor a breathtaking finale just as Lanthimos used to do it.It sure is raw.But hello, so predictable!!! The perfomances were great,Colin Farrell was marvelous and the direction was also nice,not impressed by the photography.… Expand

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davd123Feb 24, 2018

I'm not sure how I feel about this movie. I wouldn't like to say that it was the waste of time but at some point I think I could have used this time for better movie. The main problem of this movie is that nothing really left after I watchedI'm not sure how I feel about this movie. I wouldn't like to say that it was the waste of time but at some point I think I could have used this time for better movie. The main problem of this movie is that nothing really left after I watched this. I didn't get to know characters very well so I couldn't connect with them.… Expand

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ScraperApr 16, 2018

Stripped to the bone, the premise is simple and the movie plays out in linear fashion. It's body is entirely filled to the brim with dread. Without as many twists and shifts as The Lobster, Sacred Deer is essentially all you can eat horror -Stripped to the bone, the premise is simple and the movie plays out in linear fashion. It's body is entirely filled to the brim with dread. Without as many twists and shifts as The Lobster, Sacred Deer is essentially all you can eat horror - lightyears different from anything else but not enough risks beyond that.… Expand