SpunkySelfTwitter It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Beulah Bram A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Erik P The wealthy director of an art musuem is the central character around which various problems arise. Much of the film is a clever and astutely observed series of events which illustrate how political correctness has warped into impossible dilemmas for good and honest people, and how the simplicity of life has been removed to be replaced with a bizzare hipocracy which uses political correctness simply to persecute others. I'm making it sound heavy and political, but it isn't.. this is done through humour and well set up scenes. Maybe a film more appealing to intellectuals, but not at all boring and dry. Indeed I was laughing out load so many timea because I could relate to the craziness that modern society has become. It's also subtle and well told, for example where he asks if his children want to draw with crayons (both too old for that) and when he asks why not, they just shrug, but both are concentrated on their mobile phones. A very original and enjoyable film though uncomfortable in parts. Indeed it did feel like an art exhibit itself because of its ability to produce emotion and social commentary without directly stating it.

lidija-21338 The square touches upon so many aspects of contemporary life - is a hilarious satire of the world of modern art & critics; of political correctedness, diversity & societal inclusion; of public trust and moral dilemmas; of power dynamics in the office; of millennials, social media and viral digital media; of love, gender and parenthood. If you expect a straight storyline, you will be disappointed; the narrative is as inconsistent and fragmented as the human psyche and the societal aspects which it brushes in an unpretentious manner. The highly renowned and controversial dinner scene is perhaps one of the bravest experiments in the genre, and is, undoubtedly, the highlight of the movie. The Square may be considered satirical, bizarre, and hilarious at times - but it would be to misleading to call it a comedy. In fact, any attempt to bracket it within a particular genre would be a mistake. Not only it is not an artsy movie, but on the contrary, it is a superb mockery of elitist art.

gordonroad-62850 'The Square' is certainly a viewing experience I will not be forgetting in a long while. As a satire of the art world it is often funny, sometimes even hilarious, and it provides for some extremely absurd scenes which keeps you engaged as you wonder what is going to come next. It all works towards some thought-provoking themes about human behaviour, the superficiality of art and the way modern society functions which I felt was explored really well.I really enjoyed Claes Bang's performance as the art curator Christian with how he deals with all the chaos that goes on around him at the museum as well as in his private life. The supporting players are pretty decent as well with Elizabeth Moss, Dominic West, and Terry Notary playing their parts well.A particular scene with Notary is a standout in a piece of performance art where he acts like an ape in a dining room full of the elites of the art world and it gets a bit out of hand. It is a very powerful and intriguing scene. However, it seems detached from the rest of the film as there are only a couple of hints about it beforehand and there is no mention of it afterwards in the narrative.Another problem I have is the introduction of Christian's children which I found to be rather unnecessary as there is no point to them being there. They add basically nothing to the narrative and I feel it would have been better if they had been cut from the film entirely to shave a few minutes off the runtime.In the end though I thoroughly enjoyed the unconventional structure the film possessed and would recommend watching this for the experience of it.

arzewski Was recommended this by a friend that I trust and whom I share many opinions on film. Saw it on DVD and had the privilege of using the fast-forward button on the remote control.Not sure how this happened, but I did not enjoy this film, nor did I find it interesting. If it was supposed to be a punt at today's post-modernistic society, I find Idioterne (1998) by Lars von Trier more interesting. I did enjoy the scene where people just peek in for a second or two into a museum room with piles of dirt on the floor, and a museum guard seated on a chair guarding the dirt. But what about the living room with the monkey? was that necessary? did it really make it a great film. I don't think so.See it at your own risk. You may end up using that FFWD button on the remote control just like I did.