Throughout his movie career, Colin Farrell has played many things. But in The Lobster, the actor takes on what may very well be his most offbeat role, playing a man who has 45 days to find a mate, otherwise he'll be turned into a lobster. Set in a bizarre kind of alternate reality where human coupling is mandatory and where those who choose to remain single must live as fugitive outcasts in the woods, the movie is the story of a recent divorcee named David (Farrell) who takes up residence at a hotel specializing in two things: partnering up eligible bachelors and bachelorettes, and turning those who "don't make it" into animals. Both a love story and an absurdist fairy tale, The Lobster is anything but conventional. Driven by deadpan performances, a classical music score and a dark sense of humor, it's a difficult film to pin down. But if you absolutely had to put a label on it, it's hard to think of one more appropriate than Logan's Run meets Terry Gilliam.
Click here to read my capsule review from TIFF 2015.
Click here to read my capsule review from TIFF 2015.
