An absurdist story of a time in the not so distant future where single people either must find a mate (in 45 days) or be turned into the animal of their choice. You will sometimes laugh at loud at the scenes and/or dialogue, other times grin to yourself, but this movie would have worked much better at about half its two-hour length. As it is, the story unfortunately drags. However, kudos to directory Yorgos Lanthimos (the Alps, Dogtooth) for creativity and wit, and to stars Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz and John C. Reilly for keeping straight faces throughout. (Subtitles.)
