Their mollycoddled minds are a twisted amalgam of innocence and devious full-grown intelligence.
Evoking that sense of unrealised horror is what makesDogtoothsuch a potent force.
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The film bills itself as a dark comedy but, for the most part.
the humour is sparse and ineffective.
Almost every lighthearted moment is drowned by an aching sadness.
I encountered only one joke that managed to puncture the malaise.
The addition of an outside influence threatens to challenge that ignorance.
Her addition to the tightly controlled household sparks discoveries that threaten to unravel the parents carefully constructed universe.
Dogtoothfalls into that narrow category of films whose positive qualities make them very hard to recommend.
Dogtoothis a good film, but I never want to see it again.
If you dont mind suffering for your art, thenDogtoothis a worthy, if taxing, experience.
The intensity with which they commit to their horrible artifice is admirable, but erases any hope of enjoyment.
Dogtoothwill be released on September 13 andcan be pre-ordered from the Den Of Geek Store.
Rating:
4 out of 5
