Review of Triangle of Sadness (2022) by Ryker0Ne — 11 Dec 2022
A Swing and a Miss.The 1st forty-five mins were entertaining enough. But by the time the thunderstorm arrives, it turns into torture! It was a gross out fest for a solid half hour. I'll spare you All the gory details.
Sorry swedish director but no one is into that. in the 3rd act they even quite sadly murder a distressed donkey which was utterly disgusting. Like why?!! Most bits trying hard to be clever, fall flat. The director inserts a very weird and boring (30 mins max!) appearance by woody harrelson as ships captain, who phones it in with a wealthy, Russian oligarch.
Which begs the question, If these people are really that filthy rich?!!why don't they own their own yachts?!! Triangle gets interesting again for a few minutes when Somali pirates swing into action after the storm has passed.
The second half of the film is a modern take on the British film of 1957 called Paradise Lagoon or Admiral Crichton in America. Where a butler goes off on a tricked out yacht with his rich useless Lord and his family.
They get Lost at sea and then shipwrecked on a deserted isle. The Butler becomes the de-facto leader of the merry band of misfits because he can make fire, hunt, fish ect... This movie is basically about class hierarchies, but with a few switch ups, but not much else.
..The ending was unnecessary and rather bizarre. Not the film I was hoping for, About 45mins to an hour too long. Where was the editor?!! It was a bit of a train wreck. Save yourself the trouble and watch Paradise Lagoon instead.
This review of Triangle of Sadness (2022) was written by Ryker0Ne on 11 December 2022.
Triangle of Sadness has generally received positive reviews.
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