The Lobster

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Marco L @decatur555 Oct 22, 2026 A very original, uncomfortable and powerful satire about the pressure to have a partner and the opposite pressure not to need anyone. The hotel is a polite nightmare where desire, sex, compatibility and even masturbation are regulated like paperwork; John C. Reilly's burned hand and David's humiliating sexual test show how cruelly administrative this world is. The forest is just as sharp because the loners offer no freedom, only another dictatorship: one side forces couples, the other forbids love. Colin Farrell's deadpan sadness works beautifully, Jessica Barden brings strange fragile energy, and Léa Seydoux gives the loners their own cold authoritarianism. The ending is perfect Lanthimos: absurd, sad and horrifyingly logical. The second half is less strong than the hotel section, but the film's central idea stays brutal. See more Albert G @RT62941283 Oct 10, 2026 Weird and funny, but more weird and less funny and less compelling overall than this director’s other movies. Still charming enough. See more Lauren C @RT44641542 Sep 10, 2026 0/5. Not even worthy of a half star. Absolutely horrendous steaming pile of dog shit. Holy balls what a way to ruin such an interesting concept. No world building. No real consequences. Nothing memorable about this movie. Such a stacked cast and got handed a script written by a moron toddler who thinks he’s edgy. So you know what that means inflated score cause critics are just as bland and pathetic as this movie. See more Steve K @Stevecab Aug 28, 2026 Excellent performances, intense and fun flick. See more Elizabeth B @RT70751567 Aug 10, 2026 Well I loved it- my kind of weird movie! See more Luke N @lukebnicholls Aug 2, 2026 Weird, but not weird enough to be particularly memorable. Wasn’t bad. Just not really a lot of anything. See more Read all reviews

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