I believe the film is an incredible piece. It is, on the surface about a young man who's recently lost his father who goes onto follow a famous lobotomist who had treated his late mother by working as the lobotomoist's photographer.
This film is a walk through hell and it is beautiful.
I'd say this film isn't for everyone, but I hate that because I believe this film should be for everyone. I really like, admire, and respect films like this one.
It is slow moving and existential and it completely and totally builds the atmosphere of desperation.
It certainly speaks on the banality of evil and all of our places in it, how we walk alongside next to evil and moral corruption.
The performances are great, Ty Sheridan really shows his talent here. Jeff Goldblum ads an importance to the film.
The end does get a little winding, it could perhaps have been edited a bit better in the last 1/4 of the film. There's two long monologues by an older actor that take the film to some other places than where it was before.
This is similar to films by Michael Haneke and other European existential filmmakers. If you're into that, this film is certainly for you.
It has very touching moments (Like Sheridan's character having a brief physical connection with a patient in her hospital room earlier in the film. It is a brief moment but is touchs your heart so). The film also excels in portraying very alienating moments.
It's truly a special piece and it should be seen but you do need to know what kind of film you will see. It is abstract and it holds no prisoners but it is a hugely important piece.
