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VagueShapeJan 8, 2019

Easily one of the worst movies I've ever seen. The whole thing is a pretentious dung heap for pseudo-intellectuals. If anything could be said in its favor it is that the initial plot is interesting as a concept. However it quickly exhaustsEasily one of the worst movies I've ever seen. The whole thing is a pretentious dung heap for pseudo-intellectuals. If anything could be said in its favor it is that the initial plot is interesting as a concept. However it quickly exhausts itself as an intellectual property by focusing on petty vulgarity and injecting a violence angle. Lost in a sea of its own decadence it then sloppily ends with a completely unlikely turn of events as established by the rest of the film that was allegedly "intelligent." It doesn't leave you with a feeling of something profound, it leaves you wondering how a film that pretended to be intelligent for so long could actually be as stupid as it really is by the end. Don't waste your time on it.… Expand

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ChigalabagalaMay 27, 2016

I stayed until the end of the film and agree with Urbanmagic: dreadful. Also disturbing. I don't mind being disturbed if there is a worthwhile point made and one can get invested in the characters (eg. Frank). But not here where theI stayed until the end of the film and agree with Urbanmagic: dreadful. Also disturbing. I don't mind being disturbed if there is a worthwhile point made and one can get invested in the characters (eg. Frank). But not here where the dialogue and characters are stylized and wooden. If the intent was to say that people are sheep and look for superficial similarities to establish a relationship, that was accomplished in the first 25 minutes. There is no need to see this film. She Her instead, if you haven't. It has much more to say about people and relationships.… Expand

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tennisman342May 29, 2016

This movie is absolutely horrible and very disturbing!!! I like quirky independent films, but there is no story here worth telling. It seems to try to come across as a dark drama/comedy set in the future where single people are looked downThis movie is absolutely horrible and very disturbing!!! I like quirky independent films, but there is no story here worth telling. It seems to try to come across as a dark drama/comedy set in the future where single people are looked down upon and must be coupled within 45 days, or be transformed into an animal of their choice. At first you think the movie is trying to point out the ridiculousness of this scenario, and society has gone so far astray to even allow this, with some sympathy directed to how single people may feel from time to time. The problem with this movie is that the humor is so dark and disturbing that it ceases to be funny. Once the movie is not funny, where it is supposed to be, you then try to figure out what it is going for. The story is not that interesting as a drama, the acting is very cardboard, and none of the characters you care about. As the movie progresses, you start itching more for a payoff to the sickening feeling you get from watching the dynamic among each of the characters unfold. After about an hour into the movie, it seems like these go on auto repeat in that the story to be told has been told, and now it is just going through variations of the same thing. I sat through it till around the end. I think it had maybe 10 to 15 minutes more to go, and I just could not take it anymore and me and my wife left. I did not care to see how it ended up. Typically, when I walk out of movies (and do this from time to time), I leave within the first hour. With this move, I kept thinking the end was near, as the running time is reported to be only 119 minutes, but when as things got worse the longer this move went on, I bailed out when it seemed it should have been over a long time ago (or I guess I wanted it to be over a long time ago). Again, one of the worst movies I have ever seen with no re-deeming value. Please save your money and avoid this one.… Expand

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gcdanaJun 3, 2016

Total Zero...this quirky film only got worse as it went along. I wish I were drunk or on drugs...so that maybe I could relate to it better. I'm glad I had sex with my girlfriend prior to the movie, because she was so pissed after that weTotal Zero...this quirky film only got worse as it went along. I wish I were drunk or on drugs...so that maybe I could relate to it better. I'm glad I had sex with my girlfriend prior to the movie, because she was so pissed after that we didn't walk out. We unfortunately stayed to the end. So bad, you'll want to poke your damn eyes out too.… Expand

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roadlawyerJun 6, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What a pretentious vile piece of animal torture porn. The lowlight is when a sociopath kicks an innocent dog to death. The director has already established the killer as a psycho. The camera focuses on her bloody shoe. Then the camera cuts to a shot of the dog lying in a pool of its own blood. What a disgusting, pointless exercise in nausea. The shot was utterly gratuitous, inhumane and redundant. I walked out and got a refund. Save your money and make a donation to PETA instead. I will never watch another movie from this perverted lowlife of a director.… Expand

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idelloJun 8, 2016

This movie is only for those who like absurd, sadistically disturbing humor. It kind of reminded me of a skit written by troubled 8th graders. Okay, maybe this movie makes some valid points about absurd societal norms, but I did not find itThis movie is only for those who like absurd, sadistically disturbing humor. It kind of reminded me of a skit written by troubled 8th graders. Okay, maybe this movie makes some valid points about absurd societal norms, but I did not find it to be particularly entertaining or clever. I find it disturbing that for some people "disturbing" is all it takes to impress.… Expand

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FrogmanSmithJun 12, 2016

Until now "Sid and Nancy" was the worst, most depressing movie I had ever seen. Not anymore! This movie is horrible. Based on the reviews I toughed it out the first hour. Then I had to see how it ended. It ended with me wanting my $15 and 2Until now "Sid and Nancy" was the worst, most depressing movie I had ever seen. Not anymore! This movie is horrible. Based on the reviews I toughed it out the first hour. Then I had to see how it ended. It ended with me wanting my $15 and 2 hours of my life back.… Expand

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CGTaylorJun 12, 2016

I went out to see this movie with my roommate and her boyfriend. Their friends had highly suggested the movie, so we made an outing of it. I’m not especially fond of R rated movies, and the plot seemed thin, but perhaps humorous, and II went out to see this movie with my roommate and her boyfriend. Their friends had highly suggested the movie, so we made an outing of it. I’m not especially fond of R rated movies, and the plot seemed thin, but perhaps humorous, and I convinced myself to have an open mind, and try something new.
We all regretted watching this movie and afterwards agreed: if we had been watching this at home we would have stopped after twenty minutes. I knew very little about this movie coming in, but if it was meant to be science-fiction, I saw no science; if romantic, these themes were lost in its bizarre mood similar to how pungent, rancid flavors destroy delicate ones – and if comedic, then only to those who can purge themselves of compassion and empathy.
This movie is at best a bitter, twisted satire. I pity the people who saw marriage in such a dystopian light that they could conceive such a story. While I agree that there are many things amiss with today’s standards for marriage and relationships, this movie went too far. For example, in this movie:
• Even in their desperation, people relied on insignificant, superficial similarities to find ‘mates’:
A limp, frequent nosebleeds, perfect hair, emotions or lack thereof, shortsightedness, and finally blindness – criteria that lead to the pursuit of hollow, shallow, and altogether meaningless relationships, save one near the end; but even that one was plagued by this practice.
• Single people where adamantly reminded of their ‘misery’ and given lessons in the ‘importance,’ or rather, the ‘benefits’ of being in a relationship while at the hotel, which also made it its business to encourage and engage its occupant in sexual habits that they deemed beneficial and prohibit and punish those they considered damaging to ‘relationships’.
• Brutality, however, is apparently under standard trade laws and thus monopolies are prohibited. The Loners, the alternative to society, make many allowances that the hotel and society at large prohibit whilst they live in exile. In stark contrast to the rest of the society, Loners are expected to be alone permanently: you can talk, you can come, you can go, but any sign of sexuality, of attachment, even something as fleeting as flirting, will be severely and mercilessly punished, and their leader is the typical sadistic, manipulating, power hungry psychopath that these types of movies seem to breed.
Are we superficial? Yes, we are. Do we feel pressure to be in a relationship? To have a ‘significant other’? All the time. Is the world cruel? It goes without saying. Are we all flawed? Of course we are. Do we really need a movie to tell us this in some bizarre, twisted fashion? The fact that these types of movies are on the rise is itself a satire against society. But does exacerbating the issue like this do anything? Would a doctor ever suggest rubbing filth and excrement into a wound as part of a treatment? – it would only make matters worse, and satires like this have the same effect.
If you want to help society, if you want to see it healed, you have to teach people what it means to be good, not chastise and mock them for what they didn’t know was wrong. And to do that you need to show them what it means to be good, to be wholly loved. As Antione de Saint-Exupery said, if you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and assign them tasks and work; teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. Likewise, we need to teach people to long for a love that is kind, a love that is patient, loyal, humble, noble, and most of all forgiving. A love that protects, hopes, and always perseveres, not one that pretends, harms and falters.… Expand

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MarioGreeceJul 3, 2016

Terribly AWFUL!
Its possibly the all time worst 'serious' / 'quality' film I have ever seen in my life!
Has really pessimistic miserable atmosphere that only makes you feel utterly depressed. So messed up plot. I really can't understandTerribly AWFUL!
Its possibly the all time worst 'serious' / 'quality' film I have ever seen in my life!
Has really pessimistic miserable atmosphere that only makes you feel utterly depressed.
So messed up plot. I really can't understand WHY this terrible movie has so high grade
& such exceptional reviews from the critics!!
Even all these great actors could not save it!
I was only dragged to rent the dvd of this film only because of the great reviews it got from the critics!
Of course afterwards I regretted big time renting this **** movie!!
This talent-LESS director makes pretty bad hella overrated films!
(Including his other trashy movie ''Dogtooth'' as well that was even nominated
for an oscar award for best language film!! I rest my case on that!)
I just don't get at all why he receives all this NON worthy high praise for his horrendous ''films''!… Expand

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Keeper13Jul 10, 2016

Sometimes funny, mostly not. Sometimes brutal, mostly boring above all else. Another "artsy" film where critics pretend they like it because it's an alternative film and everyone wants to "get it.". There isn't anything deep about this film -Sometimes funny, mostly not. Sometimes brutal, mostly boring above all else. Another "artsy" film where critics pretend they like it because it's an alternative film and everyone wants to "get it.". There isn't anything deep about this film - it's silly and shallow and random, and way too long.… Expand

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stevenkJul 16, 2016

The Lobster. I am writing this review as a public service, for all those that do not need or want to spend their 10 dollars and 2 hours of their time being totally depressed by a meaningless piece of trash.
There are spoilers in thisThe Lobster. I am writing this review as a public service, for all those that do not need or want to spend their 10 dollars and 2 hours of their time being totally depressed by a meaningless piece of trash.
There are spoilers in this review, so be aware. The idea that a pair of people, who, due to a dystopian world and a sadistic, "leader" end up having to become blind to find "true love" is just utterly ridiculous. This dystopia, where being single is illegal, going into relationship "rehab" places you in a joyless relationship, with your only other two options being made into a mutant animal, (ala the islnd of Dr Moreau), or living in the woods with a manipulative, sickening, cowardly, murderous woman, who could not evenn do battle with a woman she blinded, is just beyond depressing. Its sadistic and indescribable, at least to me. It was long, boring, depressing, with no redemptive features, whatsoever. If, perhaps, the couple had things to atone for, in their previous relationships, then, at least, their would be a story here.
I felt that there was probably an alternate ending, or endings filmed, in which you would see Farrell's character, walking away from Weisz's character, in the restaurant background, might have been interesting, but even more depressing. I will say , that the filmmaker did a great job of even making a beautiful area of either scotland or Ireland look depressing, was ann accomplishment(LOL).
Just pitiful, pitiful, pitiful.… Expand

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rauramrodAug 23, 2016

All I want to say about this movie is: what a piece of crap! I was left with the feeling that it was going to get better next scene, but it didn't. It's just flat.

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MarioGRSep 30, 2016

From the all time WORST ever movies I have seen in my whole life!
Really pity because some great famous actors are playing in this horrendous film though..
I really regret the time i wasted watching this torturous & deadly depressing excuseFrom the all time WORST ever movies I have seen in my whole life!
Really pity because some great famous actors are playing in this horrendous film though..
I really regret the time i wasted watching this torturous & deadly depressing excuse of a film!
I was only fooled by the exceptional reviews it got from the critics shamefully!
Like the same happened with all the rest people that were also tricked to watch it as me!… Expand

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AlronnorOct 25, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A movie with an interesting idea for a plot. What if people were forced to choose between a life of being cold and alone or a life of being joined to another person and altered beyond recognition? After 2+ hours, you'll be saying in response, who cares? A stupid movie with heavy handed allegories that drive the plot, plot that drives the characters, and characters that drive the inevitable migrations you'll get from watching this crap. I caught on to almost all of the allegory in this film from one viewing. As for the aforementioned characters? They might as well not exist. They all do feats of such incongruous nonsense just to keep that allegory hammer aloft for the entirety of the film that its a miracle they even stay in the film at all. Why did the "leader", yes that is a character's name, get their sidekick killed on purpose? Who knows. And, again, who cares?… Expand

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jakem1000Dec 18, 2016

This is one of those awful movies that is beloved by critics for its trendiness, stylishness, and shock value, despite its relative meaningless and worthlessness as a story. At its center is the notion that modern society's pressure to pairThis is one of those awful movies that is beloved by critics for its trendiness, stylishness, and shock value, despite its relative meaningless and worthlessness as a story. At its center is the notion that modern society's pressure to pair off and mate is SO STRONG that it is basically equivalent to a hotel where you are forced to pair off or be turned into an animal. Also you're forced to hunt lonely people with tranquilizer guns, because why not! The entire premise strikes me as melodramatic and self-sorry (think film school loner that can't get a girlfriend), and relies on cheap shocks that arrive with predictable regularity. It basically has the plot of a bad anime mixed with the effete and somber filmography of Beyonce's Lemonade. So at the very least, it's pretty. But after 20 minutes of this schlock you realize that it's all form, no substance.… Expand

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3grandkids3Dec 13, 2016

I have never been so hoodwinked by critics before, and hope to never see dreck like this again. Anybody who says there is a single laugh, smile, or even twitch of emotional response from an intelligent viewer is lying.

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BroyaxJul 23, 2019

Original, surréaliste... ? ou plus simplement super nul à chier ? une sous-sous-sous... merde du dernier sous-sol qui tente d'attirer l'attention et elle y réussit à ce qu'il semble. En tant que comédie, c'est raté et pas drôle... y comprisOriginal, surréaliste... ? ou plus simplement super nul à chier ? une sous-sous-sous... merde du dernier sous-sol qui tente d'attirer l'attention et elle y réussit à ce qu'il semble. En tant que comédie, c'est raté et pas drôle... y compris comme satire grinçante, car tout tombe à l'eau là-dedans et son absurdité pontifiante avec.

Comme drame, psycho, psycondrame peut-être, du genre nouvelle vague de mes deux qui se croit très intelligent sans doute mais s'enlise dans son infinie prétention. C'est sans queue ni tête en tout cas et à dormir debout du début à la fin. Un abominable étron.… Expand

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Elegance108RukiOct 23, 2019

A disgusting, violent, and despicable movie. A waste of acting talent. Don’t waste your time.

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Deryn95May 6, 2023

Akin to watching Catherine Zeta Jones cut her toe nails and try to perfect them repeatedly all the while not cutting them at all

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