The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

2h 1m

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7.0/10

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Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who insinuates himself into the doctor's life in gradually unsettling ways.

Directors

Yorgos Lanthimos

Writers

Yorgos Lanthimos(writer by)

Efthymis Filippou(writer by)

Stars

Colin Farrell

Nicole Kidman

Barry Keoghan

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Steven Murphy

Anna Murphy

Martin Lang

Kim Murphy

Bob Murphy

Matthew Williams

Martin's Mother

Ed Thompson (Hospital Director)

Dr. Larry Banks

Mary Williams

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Doctor (Abdominal)

Elderly Man

Nurse (uncredited)

Conference Guest (uncredited)

Dylan Keith Adams

Doctor at Conference and Event Dinner (uncredited)

Charles Poole

Patient …

John W. Harden

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Directors

Yorgos Lanthimos

Writers

Yorgos Lanthimos(writer by)

Efthymis Filippou(writer by)

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3/10

**What a shame this could have been excellent** This film depicts the life of upper class people as we like to imagine it, and brilliantly so. The medical doctors couple have it all figured out, speak in complete sentences and are firm and polite. The house is gorgeous, the children are smart and well behaved. The setting of the story as a whole is very well done, believable and with great actors to boot. The score is not so great. At times we have experimental "music" that just annoys and does nothing for the mood, but the visuals are exciting to watch, we have interesting camera angles, no shaking and clever zooms and motion. The pace is slow, yet "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" is never boring. There is always a plot twist which is explored after, things take their time but rightfully so. Why the relatively detailed review for a 1.5 star rating? The problem is that the climax is just a huge letdown. The audience can't help themselves but wonder what is going on, guessing on the crime the apparently genius 16 year old villain commits. It is never explained. The makers thought it would be enough to have the bad guy win. It is not enough. In the end everything good about the movie was negated by breaking the suspension of disbelief in a petty way, just ending the movie. Even "The Leftovers" explained its phenomenon, and that show did not need to. There the mystery was the premise for character development, here the mystery is a tool to keep the viewer's attention. I'd like to give less than 1.5 stars, because of how cheated I feel and because of the waste of talent and production value. But I'm sure there are people who love this and people who will learn from this. 18 December 2017 I am migrating my reviews from a different site which has become simply garbage. TMDB looks awesome and I look forward to be a part of it.

5rJoud02 Jul, 2021