The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017
7| 2h1m| R| en| More Info
Released: 20 October 2017 Released
Producted By: Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.thekillingofasacreddeerfilm.com
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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.

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ravitchn The title refers to the killing of Iphigenia before the Trojan war expedition of the Greeks by her father Agamemnon. The deer was the symbol of the goddess Artemis (Diana) and in one dubious version of the Euripides play a deer is substituted for Iphigenia on the sacrificial altar. The movie however has nothing really to do with all this except that the main character, to expiate his killing of a man, is forced by his son to kill one of his own children. This movie is sick, disgusting, and revolting for the most part. The acting by Colin Farrell (with a long beard) and Nicole Kidman is adequate but the viewer is not ever sure what is happening or why. I cannot find it anything but absurd.
spideryaman You know what I hate the most? A movie that gives an opportunity to a specific segment of viewers who claim to be "spiritual, experts, deep, intellectual, etc." to give such a movie a high rating because it "speaks" to them on a whole new level. This movie isn't deep, even after reading all the explanations out there is still not cutting it for me. I can summarize it with: random scenes, which claim to be linked in some obscure way. The writer(s) probably didn't have something set-in-stone for this so they just said "yeah let's throw it out there and we're sure that some people will pick it up, get something that wasn't planned, and they will start projecting random things to feed their ego that they're high intellectuals. We will cash on them and on those poor souls who thought that they're going to watch something decent."What a waste of time!
Bulent Keles As bad as it gets. One of the worst movies ever. I feel super annoyed that I've wasted nearly two hours on this nonesense. And one thing to keep in mind; never judge a movie by its rating!!
davidnelson-32000 Not the worst mobile ever, but not one to waste the effort of pushing the play button for. The pretentious posers who give it great reviews should have their academic credentials revoked.