The Lobster is a film set in the near future where being single is not acceptable or an option. Colin Farrell in the best performance of his career shedding his handsome guy persona stars as David an architect whose wife left him after 12 years and therefore had to check in to a strange hotel type facility in which he has to find a partner in 45 days or else turn into an animal of his choice according to the hotel manager (Olivia Colman). David then chooses to be a lobster because according to him "they live for a 100 years, stay fertile and are blue-blooded just like rich people".
After meeting some people with various characteristics such as the Lisping Man (John C. Reilly) and the Limpin Man (Ben Whishaw) and getting into situations that can easily end his life, he realized that he had to escape and fight the system. David joined the group of Deserters, fellow escapees who don't like what the system dictates and are proud of their single statuses in life. Led by their leader (Lea Seydoux from Blue is the Warmest Color and Spectre), David ironically falls in love with the woman the group calls the short-sighted one (Rachel Weisz) with unforseen consequences.
This is one of the most original film in the English language in years. Greek Director Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth) created a film that is certainly an acquired taste with a loud statement on society's stigma on now having a partner in life.
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