The Square

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Joel G. I know this a character study, but I don’t care enough about these characters to stay engaged. Sorry Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/01/25 Full Review Thomas L This is a vanity piece that reminds me of modern art or runway fashion shows whose intent is to puzzle or annoy, instead of informing or entertaining. It feels incomplete and ambiguous. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/03/25 Full Review Dave S Director Ruben Ostlund again skewers society’s inequities with dark satire in The Square, the story of a curator in a Stockholm art museum whose perception of society is shaken after being robbed in a city square. There are some great set pieces throughout as Christian (Claes Bang), beleaguered by the chain of events triggered by the robbery, deals with a troubling relationship with a journalist (Elisabeth Moss), a disastrous ad campaign for an upcoming exhibit, and a woefully misguided attempt to retrieve his stolen property. The Square effectively deals with Ostlund’s various themes through a smart script, subdued performances (excluding the bizarre banquet scene with Oleg the gorilla man), and typically stylish visuals from Ostlund. It’s clearly not for all tastes, but anyone who appreciates the esteemed Swedish director’s other films will undoubtedly love it. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/27/24 Full Review Pat B This film is the proof of why why critics aren't trusted anymore. My friend, who loves acclaimed arthouse films, took me to this, and at about the 2-hour mark I caught her looking at her watch. We were all so bored. It lasts way too long, and it's just tedious. The only piece that caught my attention was this bizarre sequence in which a man acts like a gorilla for some artistic performance, but then horribly proceeds to assault a spectator. The kind of vain nonsense that is just desperate to appeal to critics, at the expense of the actual audience. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/22/24 Full Review Marit Risto F Sad. Nevrotic. Destructive Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/24/24 Full Review Jonah K seems to be guilty itself of several aspects it is satirizing, which might be the point. there’s a lot of points that are made here and maybe a few too many. the commentary here really didn’t justify such an extensive runtime. it sounds like i hated this but i actually think it was very engaging. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/31/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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