Review of Lemming (2005) by Jonathan B — 17 Jul 2010
A strange and yet compelling tale of what goes wrong when a young couple invite the boss and his disturbing wife over for dinner....oh and they find a lemming blocking the drain. This movie touches the weird hinterland of story telling favoured by David Lynch and David Cronenberg but unlike many of their tales, doesn't get so bogged down by the surrealism.
If you just go with it, it is fascinating, dark and at times, funny. The four principal actors are brilliant and deliver the sparse script with utter conviction. Charlotte Rampling is menacing and chilling as the unhinged Alice Pollock while Charlotte Gainsbourg switches between innocent and seductress with great skill.
With elements of supernatural and ghostly possession this is a compelling and interesting movie and I'd like to see more of Dominik Moll's work as a result of watching it.
This review of Lemming (2005) was written by Jonathan B on 17 July 2010.
Lemming has generally received positive reviews.
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