A good movie

Since I'm a big fan of Michael Haneke's work, I was really eager to check this movie, even if it eventually didn't make much waves when it was released. In fact, we were supposed to see this movie with my film club in the movie theater but it was cancelled at the last minute because of a snow storm so I was thrilled to see it only 2 months later, especially since it was one of my priorities for 2017. Well, eventually, even though it turned out to be a decent watch, it was still one of his least interesting movies though. Basically, it was dealing with a rich dysfunctional family but, as usual with this director, nothing was told straightforward and instead, he would often provide some rather obscure scenes. As a result, I spent maybe the first 30 minutes trying to figure out who was who and what the hell they were doing but that wasn't a big deal. Eventually, even though the characters were all realistic and believable, they were all fairly unlikeable but, above all, not really interesting. On top of that, Haneke tried to add in the mix various subjects like our current obsession with social media, especially among the youth, and also the dramatic situation of the illegal immigrants in Calais but I didn't really get how it was supposed to connect with this family tale. Anyway, to conclude, it might seem that I didn't like this movie but I was constantly intrigued and wondering what would happen next so it is still worth a look but it was definitely a minor effort from the Austrian master. 

7/10