Jamesy555 t1_j6ao13k wrote on January 28, 2023 at 11:39 PM

I’m a Lanthimos admirer, I saw Dogtooth and didn’t really like it and still made seeing The Lobster at the cinema a priority, I just knew there would be something there for me. It’s pretty rare that a director would make a film I don’t like but I’d be looking forward to the next one, but he has a pretty unique style.

Then following The Lobster (which I liked for a lot of the reasons you listed but didn’t fully click with me) I also caught Sacred Deer at the cinema and that was the first time where everything I wanted from his film felt like it had been fulfilled, absolutely love and it’s my #2 of 2017.

The Favourite, though a touch more mainstream still offers his unique perspective and is well deserving of the awards and critical praise it received.

And I can’t wait for what he does next

Huevos___Rancheros OP t1_j6aolwt wrote on January 28, 2023 at 11:44 PM

I’m going to watch Sacred Deer right now and I’m really excited. I love his style and I hear Barry Keoghan is fantastic in it

Apex2021 t1_j6aydp7 wrote on January 29, 2023 at 12:59 AM

Please share with us your thoughts after watching it. It is my favorite Lanthimos film.

ak47workaccnt t1_j6fruwu wrote on January 30, 2023 at 12:44 AM

He is great in it. It was the first time I saw him in a movie and everything since has only solidified him as a great actor (except maybe The Eternals, but that's not his fault).

No-Definition1639 t1_j6f9qvf wrote on January 29, 2023 at 10:47 PM

> I also caught Sacred Deer at the cinema and that was the first time where everything I wanted from his film felt like it had been fulfilled,

That's how I felt about the movie, too! I loved The Lobster so I went through his other films in the days ever and Sacred Deer just felt so...complete. It's certainly not funny like The Lobster but it's a vision fulfilled.

I love when directors are ambitious and actually make it come together. I've been trying the David Cronenberg films lately and he's similar in terms of ambitiuous, odd scope but just gets lost in his eccentric ideas and there's always this feeling that he missed the point. Lanthimos gets to the finish line, though.