The Lobster (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2015): Ireland, UK, Greece, France, Netherlands, USA

Reviewed by Kendall Crumley. Viewed at the AFI Fest 2015.

This Film is hilarious and interesting. The object in this make believe world is to find love, maybe not exactly who you are actually in love with but who the people think suits you the most. If you do not find a partner by a certain number of days you are turned into an animal of your choosing.

The main character realizes this is not what he wants in life and that he needs to change his destiny that was set up for him. He takes a different turn and finds his way to a young woman who ends up being the  love of his life, they run away together and the film leaves you on a cliff hanger in the end. Allowing the audience to decide the fate of the storyline for themselves.

The music in the film can be unnecessarily intense in many scenes, which adds to the humor that I’m guessing the director was aiming for.

I definitely recommend people to see this film and its interesting qualities, it’s an amazing movie in my opinion.