The Lobster FILM REVIEW
John C. Reilly, Ben Whishaw and Colin Farrell are looking for partners in "The Lobster."
A love story set in the near future where single people, according to the of the city, are arrested and transferred to The Hotel. There they are obliged to find a matching mate in 45 days, if they fail, they are transformed into an animal of their choosing and released into the woods. A desperate man escapes from The Hotel to the woods where the loners live and falls in love, although it is against the rules.
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The Lobster
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Screenplay by: Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou
Starring: Colin Farrell, John C. Reilly, Rachel Weisz, Ben Whishaw, Léa Seydoux
Rated R for sexual content including dialogue, and some violence
Running Time: 1 hour 59 minutes
Rating Scale:
***** = Outstanding ****1/2 = Excellent **** = Very Good ***1/2 = Above Average
*** = Good **1/2 = Mediocre ** = Fair *1/2 = Poor * = Bad 1/2* = Abysmal
