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Critics Consensus: The Square finds writer-director Ruben Östlund as ambitious as ever -- and delivering an unforgettably unusual work whose challenging themes pay thought-provoking dividends.
Critic Consensus: The Square finds writer-director Ruben Östlund as ambitious as ever -- and delivering an unforgettably unusual work whose challenging themes pay thought-provoking dividends.
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An examination of social context, elitism, cultural bubbles and more, The Square is - to put it precisely - absolutely bonkers. But purposefully bonkers.
The whole experience is rough going: sometimes numbing, sometimes horrifying, sometimes merely baffling. There's a kind of artful artlessness at work here
It's funny throughout - not to say that it inspires many laughs, but it's full of irony and absurdity and is very smart.
It's laugh-out-loud funny and occasionally just plain silly. But it asks a serious question that seems more urgent with every passing day: "How much inhumanity does it take before we access your humanity?"
For all its stylishness and sophistication, "The Square" never adds up to more than its very attractive parts.
Swedish director Ruben Ostlund's art-world satire is frustratingly hit-and-miss. But when it hits, this slapstick tragedy will knock the wind out of you.
Regardless of its long duration and wacky side, there are genius moves and several engrossing parts...
This is a finely honed machine that hits a perfect blend of thoughtful and intellectual commentary, while also being impossible to pry your eyes away from, minute by minute.
Swedish writer-director Ruben Ostlund creates an ingenious high-wire act putting bourgeois beliefs and interpersonal trust to the test.
A terrific exemplar of ambitious cringe comedy, executed with great assurance and wit.
The Square shows the good condition - powerful and ruthless - of Östlund's creativity, a filmmaker capable of making a world full of comedy that is sometimes dislocated by something totally mysterious or intensely visceral. [Full Review in Spanish]
Östlund is questioning the very function of art and while we can read the film in myriad ways, it's unlikely that we're supposed to choose one interpretation.
A bit long, but an effective critique of modern art culture nonetheless.
Super Reviewer
Though it suffers from some pacing imperfections, the film is a smart and stylish commentary on modern society, art, and human nature.
Just like with Force Majeure, Östlund creates another intelligent, funny and always gripping satire centered on characters who are forced to go through embarrassing situations, questioning also what Art really means while exposing the hypocritical animals that we are.
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