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Unalmas is lenne, ha minden A-kategóriás filmes normális lenne. Egy rideg és tökéletesen racionális világ megzavarása egy irracionális erő, egy démon által, amelyet nem lehet legyőzni. Nem olyan szellemi őrültség, mint A homár, tartalmát tekintve alapvetően egy műfaji film igényes nézők számára. Kivitelét tekintve azonban egyedülálló. Hipnotikusan lassú, zseniálisan fényképezett, zeneileg Herrman-féle horror. Érzelmileg kimért és pokolian kegyetlen egyszerre. Farrell egy kaméleon, Kidman megszokottan tökéletes. Színészileg fehérneműben is. És az ifjú ír ördög Keoghan kezd alakulni! [Cannes] (2017.05.26)

The end of the year is approaching and soon I'll be sharing my top picks, which will definitely include the oddity called The Killing of a Sacred Deer. The film is definitely not for everyone and is similarly controversial to the recent Mother!, but Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos definitely has talent (his previous films Dogtooth and The Lobster are also weird). The film is very disturbing from the start and we get the sense that something is not right. The dialogue and the actors' strangely theatrical speech is already odd but effective, and from the main twist onwards the film takes a decent turn and at times is not pleasant to watch. If you have kids you'll sympathise with the main character even more. Anxiety, unease, chills, breathtaking moments, impressive performances, bold dialogue and decent technical aspects make The Killing of a Sacred Deer a unique affair that despite its artsy form surprisingly suited and entertained me a lot. For me, a great recommendation, but I can understand the negative reviews. Naked Nicole Kidman is still gorgeous. 80%. (2017.12.25)

Saw for intellectuals. The Killing of a Sacred Deer is a cruel, disturbing and, in filmmaking terms, precise morality tale and perhaps even class satire (rich people destroy the lives of the poor and refuse to accept responsibility for it), but I found its second half to be monotonous in terms of both the characters’ suffering and style (slow dolly shots, overhead shots, close-ups of faces, unpleasant atonal music, over and over again). I understand that the mechanical nature of the structure and the acting is part of the director’s malevolent concept (forget about gradation or catharsis), but it deprives the film of dramatic tension and gives the impression that it doesn’t develop along with the characters, while also weakening the message. I didn’t get the impression that the film had anything else to say after the central dilemma had been revealed (which was possibly why Mirka Spáčilová providentially left the press screening after the scene in which Farrell forces a donut on his son). Instead, it distances itself from reality and thus diminishes the power of its message. The similarity to Kubrick or Haneke is mainly external, not in the effect that the film has on the viewer. 70% (2017.10.30)

A wonderfully and amusingly strange film that will be appreciated especially by lovers of plenty of black humor and unusual films with crazy plots. For anyone who has already had the honor of watching Lanthimos’s films, this is simply another of his original and imaginative satirical images of human society, governed by absurd rules and funny-freezing cultural habits, and their creator does not need to explain in any way. Bizarre art. The best in Lanthimos's filmography so far (for me). (2017.11.02)

After his weird period, Lanthimos activated internal Greek fate and combined residential horror and ancient tragedy with Efthymis Filippou. A camera that hovers over the heroes like a vicious threat, unmistakably mechanical acting, demonic Barry Keoghan and a morally borderline second half that is the cruelest (and least satirical) of all Lanthimos's films. What used to come from within strange communities is now incomprehensibly imposed on the heroes from above. The unraveling and meaning of this brutal clinical version of Sophie's Choice will probably be discussed at length - the fact remains that the tone and depressing atmosphere make The Killing of a Sacred Deer a real horror. Trier with an acute attack of sociopathy. (2017.05.27)