[16+] Dogtooth

To put it mildly, "Dogtooth" is not for everyone, but it can grow on you even if you think you've rejected its influence.

This is the second feature for Lanthimos, and it's a leap from his well-received debut Kinetta. He skilfully doles out tantalizing pieces of information, keeping the viewer in a constant state of suspense and wonder.

The true dark-horse nominee among this year's foreign-language Oscar contenders, Dogtooth leaves bite marks that stick around long after you are released from its grip.

Horror and cold humor commingle in Dogtooth.

As a film, it's pure and singular, but it's not quite fully formed enough to be what one could call truly visionary.

A creepy-funny art movie that holds a cracked mirror to our most cherished beliefs about family.

A miserable, consistently worthless piece of work...

Cinephiles (have) reacted to Lanthimos' skewed vision in much the same way as the confined children at the heart of the story: through the inquisitive, excited eye of someone catching a glimpse of a new worldview for the first time.

It's a triumph of a filmmaker having everything his own way -- for better or for worse.

That I'm aghast must be a form of overload, and as baffled as I am by this dark underbelly of a film, I did enjoy it.

...flirts with sadism, but it's much more than a sick stunt.

Dogtooth is one of the funniest films of the past 12 months, an unforgettable social-satire, a devious little test of endurance for brave movie-lovers and the best argument against home-schooling since The Jonas Brothers.