One of this year's best films

With one of the most distinct and ludicrous premises of the decade so far, The Lobster could have easily fallen victim to an overabundance of quirk or ironic hostility. Instead, co-writer/director Yorgos Lanthimos created a picture both satirical and stirring, an absurdist view of modern dating and any decade’s pitfalls of love. Colin Farrell dons a mustache and cauterized mannerisms as a newly single individual sent to a hotel where each resident must find a match or be transformed into an animal (of their choice, at least). Lanthimos credible takes this plot in every feasible direction. First, we are treated to the hysterically trite, and occasionally gory, mating rituals within this society. Then we see the rebels, as every dystopia must have, a group of dwellers in the wood who have abandoned the shtick of commitment. Of course, affection has a habit of popping up anywhere, and Lanthimos creates true tenderness to counteract and underline the surreal world he’s created. Rachel Weisz and Farrell are one of the year’s best pairings, even if it isn’t obvious at first near-sighted glance. http://www.cutprintfilm.com/features/the-best-films-of-2016/