For the first hour, I couldn't tell whether or not The Killing of a Sacred Deer was supposed to be a comedy. Its stilted, robotically awkward dialogue and performances, juxtaposed against the intimate and perverse details of its grim story felt like the perfect recipe for a series of eccentric, twisted gags. After all, writer-director Yargos Lanthimos previously brought us
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
For the first hour, I couldn't tell whether or not The Killing of a Sacred Deer was supposed to be a comedy. Its stilted, robotically awkward dialogue and performances, juxtaposed against the intimate and perverse details of its grim story felt like the perfect recipe for a series of eccentric, twisted gags. After all, writer-director Yargos Lanthimos previously brought us