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A friend told me I must see this one, so I rented on a whim, went in with zero expectations. And what a treat this movie was. Somewhere between comedy and thriller, Coup's tone is one I'd call anarchic. You see that tone in the script, the music, and in all the performances (Skarsgard is really strong here). Don't want to spoil anything. So suffice to say, the story had me rooting for one character only to pull the rug out in a way I never saw coming. Thank you Lilly for recommending this to me. And returning the favor, I'm recommending Coup! To anyone reading this. Especially if you're into films like The Menu, you'll love Coup!

I really like this kind of movie. I'd put it in the Parasite, The Menu, and Knives Out class of films. An underlying dark humor in a mystery, thriller plot. But as much as I enjoyed this, it just didn't come together for me.. I don't get what's uniting the different sections. And the couple arguin about money in the opening Ive seen done better in multiple Seinfelds spisodes. Moreover, the super rich don't travel on cruises. They have yachts. And they are not rightwing arms dealers fighting marxists. They are a neoliberal cabal of lobbyist and fortune five hundred shareholders who don't believe in anything. But don't get me wrong, there are hysterical bits in the movie, and woody's performance make it worth the watch. The object of the satire, though, just felt like a straw man, and the film as a whole an unwitting advocate for the very thing it claims to critique. Which prob why it won Cannes.