ThiefHott Too much of everything

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.

olledaleskog The lobster reviewRelationships are weird. Or maybe it's society's pressure for it that is weird. That even though the concept of a relationship should be optional, society has twisted it into something mandatory. How we are willing to build on lies so that society doesn't reject us. That is what this movie is about. The lobster is about David who lives in a hotel where the hotel visitors gets turned into animals if they don't find a partner by the end of their visit. A world where a relationship could be based on a single attribute. Like if you have a nosebleed problem or if you enjoy a certain type of food. Where you would rather build your relationship on a lie than being tranaformed into your animal of choice. If that synopsis sounded really weird, it is because it is. Or it's just me, probably. I don't think I have seen another movie that is like this. Everything in the movie supports the tone. The monotone dialogue, the weird soundtrack, the long shots, everything shows the artificial nature of the movie. I found all of those things funny, but can be seen differently by everyone. But the movie also has some very serious commentary on society. Like I said in the beginning, the movie is about relationships and how society manipulates it. The hotel can be seen as the state of trying to find a partner or having a partner. Where their are certain rules, and when you haven't found one in a time limit, then you are rejected by the society. There's not really much to say about this film. It's really weird, has excellent commentary and pretty funny. There was one thing though that was a little bad. The music, although very fitting with the movie, repeats a lot. The movie doesn't have many soundtracks so it uses them several times. It didn't bug me too much, but enough to put it on my review.So there you have it. My review for the lobster. I highly recommend that you watch it. 9/10 from me

thesmythley The Lobster is a revolting, dull and unfunny film that attempts to be funny (in a blatantly ironic & satirical way) by employing deliberately stilted dialogue delivery and awkward scenes that sometimes present outright disgusting cruelty/gore. As the main theme of the film is to make a mockery out of modern human forms of communications & relationships this is understandable, but it falls like a limp, smelly half-dead fish that flops hopelessly on the sand in the hopes of trying to elicit attention from it's audience.The idea that this is a film about the social conformity and the pressures of marriage and monogamous relationships is typical of a postmodern mindset that arrogantly rejects any kind of stability whatsoever. Besides, is this really a critique of the modern world? Is this really a film about how suffocating monogamous relationships are? If so, it seems to be a film about the pressures of the 20th century rather than the 21st since an increasing amount of people live alone than ever. The question is then: Why does The Lobster seek to satirise such a thing? One answer is partly because it is a film devoted to a specifically air-headed sort of person who lives a fairly modest if not boring state of existence, both in their social and "professional" lives. Of course, you can debate as much as you want about what "The Lobster" is about, which really shows how completely pretentious and, at the same time, vacuous it really is.Of course, all this is seen by people who admire the film as very intelligent and daring because, as well all know, laughing at modern existential suffering of humans in the form of presenting scenes full of crude and violent symbology is apparently hilarious - if you're someone with an anti-social, psychopathic or sociopathic mindset, that is. All the scenes are typical of the symbology of an arm-chair psychologist. It seems to make the overall point that people do irrational things - out of fear of loneliness - to belong in society. It screams out: "This is what we all do."Ultimately, it is a film that presents a presumptuous and misanthropic view of "all" human beings with the exception of the arrogant admirations of the "one" person watching and lapping up the self-indulgent narrative of the film. The fact that this is categorised as "comedy" only reflects the overall sadomasochistic nature of The Lobster.

mapnavas Don't waste your time with this crap.. it is absurd and slow

Ymbryne Everyone interprets this film in their own way. The film itself is not particularly funny or entertaining, but it still kept me engaged and got me thinking. My interpretation is that human beings should just let one another be. As shown in the film, whether in the 'couples world' or in the 'singles world', there is no utopia. One has to have a sense of conscience, be non-judgmental and just let one another be. Be kind to less fortunate beings and animals too.Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz and the rest of the cast was wonderful. I would have rated this film higher if not for the disappointing ending.