The Killing of a Sacred Deer

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Hope F In my 60 years of movie-watching, I’ve experienced films that were profoundly moving and others that were utterly forgettable. But this movie? It stands out as the single worst two hours I’ve ever endured in a theater. While some professional critics praised its “edgy” filmmaking, my bafflement and discomfort had nothing to do with artistic boldness. The acting was wooden, the storyline bizarre, and the writing downright amateurish. Given the star power involved, I expected it to at least be mediocre—perhaps even salvageable in parts. Instead, it was an unmitigated disaster. If negative star ratings existed, this film would deserve them. Seven years later, I still cringe whenever it’s mentioned. Whatever those glowing reviewers were drinking, I’ll have a double—because it’s the only way I could ever make sense of their praise. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/22/24 Full Review Graham M Another self indulgent piece of crap that disappears up its own arse. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/14/24 Full Review Jens G Despite its length of two hours, this movie is incredibly economical. There are no unnecessary scenes, no fluff. Our intelligence is not insulted by explanations of things we can figure out on our own. One could say that its narration is surgically precise: it cuts where it needs to cut, it probes where nobody else would probe. From the onset this movie will make you feel uneasy and on edge. On purpose. Even seemingly simple scenes like two doctors talking in the hallway of a hospital about wristwatches, feel off. The movie focuses on certain questions and only gives you images that you can use to answer those for yourself. The movie does leave a couple of questions unanswered and makes it very clear that this is deliberate. As if the director said "I don't care about those questions, so don't bother me with them. Come up with your own ideas." And that's what we are forced to do. I enjoyed every minute of this movie. It is a masterclass in precise and exact narration, which feels raw and rough. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/08/24 Full Review Will F This is the greatest movie I have ever seen that I recommend to nobody. If you’re the right level of disturbed this is an absolute masterpiece, a treasure, and an instant classic. If you’re a normal mentally healthy individual you will find this confusing at best and frustrating at worst. This was my introduction to Lanthimos and since this I have gone on to watch everything else he’s made, including his short films. The man is preposterously intelligent, brutally funny, and only makes movies that are an absolute TRIP. Maybe this rollercoaster will break some riders’ teeth, but if you learn how to just accept what you’re seeing at face value and stop asking “why” about everything, it might just change your life. And I have said that about maybe 1 or 2 other movies in my life. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/06/24 Full Review Harsh C All kinds of stupid. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/05/24 Full Review Jacob P Background: I created an account to post this. I watched this movie last night. I am a big fan of A24 distributed movies and enjoyed The Lobster quite a bit. Review: I haven't had such a negative reaction to a movie in a long time. Choosing to have dry emotionless dialogue is a choice and it works in some movies. But it did not work for me at all in this flick. If you strip away the style and get to the core plot of a man choosing between people he loves, and impossible choice, this movie should be fascinating and tense. The style didn't allow for any of that. There are a few scenes where it is at least mildly funny, such as the kids crawling around or pitching their reasons to not be chosen. But those are so few and far between. The antagonist of the movie was awful and I'm not usually a stickler for reasons being explained but the idea that this kid has some kind of magical powers to cause things to happen did not work for me AT ALL. Some of the bizarre world building stuff that I usually love just added to the stupidity and bafflingly bad story. I'm kind of blown away this has such positive reception. Art is subjective and there arent wrong opinions, except this one time, everyone who gave this a positive review is wrong and I pray for mercy on your souls. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/27/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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