This is why I don't go skiing. NEVER GO SKIING YOU GUYS.

A stunning examination of masculinity in crisis and how one split second decision under duress can change the whole infrastructure of a family unit. Increasingly tense dialogue exchanges ensue. It's also surprisingly humorous at times. Some bravura sequences in this sucker too, like the epic avalanche long take, and the stressful, thought-provoking bus ride that closes the film. The scene at the bar with the song Reload playing in the background might be my favorite though. It tells a lot by doing very little. Lots to debate in this one. Authentic performances, restrained direction, and gorgeous cinematography round things out. Any film that can make me question myself deserves all the praise I can muster. Superb job, Ruben Östlund!

THE LONELIEST PLANET chilled and served family style.

mordantly mirthful riff on the fragility of gender roles that soars to the top of the list of films you should never watch with your partner. so good. still mulling over the last scene, though... which is some heart-in-your-throat cinema, but feels redundant in the wake of the penultimate scene? would be interested to discuss in vague terms.

Sparse and deliberate filmmaking contrasts with tumultuous characters to tell a tight story about marital insecurity. I admire Östlund's ability to draw out so much tension and meaning from an otherwise simple premise. And it ends with enough ambiguity to invite further contemplation. For me, it was a hopeful story that taught a cautionary lesson about patience and forgiveness. My only notch was that there seemed to be some false climaxes in the narrative structure that slowed the momentum once I realized it wasn't over. Not a big issue though, and it's still a really well-written, well-performed story that makes a lot out of a little.

Chuckles throughout but never plays for belly laughs. This is a deliciously twisted tale of the slow disintegration of a family unit. There are no rights or wrongs, no winners or losers. And – I don’t think anyway – it doesn’t play it easy by trying to align its audience behind the male and female camps. You are sympathetic and appalled by the actions and reactions of both the husband and wife, and you are left to ponder whether you would react any differently and more maturely faced with the same situations. In all honesty, I doubt I would.

كمية نكد!
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begins interestingly then drifts off into some reactionary affirmations of traditional gender roles. the closing shot could be from casapound literature

love u ruben

Wow

Well shot and very good performances, but I found the film overly long and the story started to drag. I also felt that though the film is set up about being a story about this family and their reaction to the central event, the kids came off as just being extras with no real development as characters in the film.

The only way to solve problems is to face them head on.

Excellent. Great deconstruction of masculine ego with some knock out performances. Beautiful direction makes this uncomfortable journey more engaging.

Very realistic representation of family life.
Man fucks up, refuses to admit his mistake and people still side with him.

Apparently this was supposed to be a dark comedy. So I guess it entirely failed me.
Quite frankly, at this point anything described as a dark comedy has failed me. From now on, whenever I see something on my watchlist being called dark comedy I'm just gonna quietly remove it.