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Some parts of this film were excellent, others quite boring and vapid. The scene with Harrelson and Burić arguing about communism and capitalism was great, in fact both those actors held up the middle part of the film. It's a shame they weren't it for longer. I loved Berben and her one line 'in den wolken' - brilliant! I thought that **** and Dean were average at best - a bit like their characters in that regard - and their part in the story was fairly weak. The ending was ok, but has been done before and since. Overall though it kept me entertained enough to watch to the end, and I'd watch it again.

It's a blast and beautiful to behold, also one of the few times that I see people puking and don't really mind it so much. By the way the puking itself is insanely realistic. So good job.

"Enjoy the Moment": The Collapse of the Triangle and the Rebirth of the Matriarchy250115 (4.0)"Enjoy the moment." This phrase, originally a weapon of the privileged, becomes a chilling irony for those who are filthier than the sewage overflowing from their toilets. The film presents a "Triangle of Sadness"—the furrowed brow of a male model, the power dynamic of a couple, and the hierarchy of a sinking ship. Where do you stand in this triangle? The story begins with Carl, a male model earning a fraction of his girlfriend Yaya’s salary, arguing over a dinner bill. While Yaya plays with cynical "equality" to maintain her traditional role as a kept woman, her survival instincts are already long-term. She views her beauty as a currency to be spent before it expires. The second act takes us onto a luxury cruise where the world’s elite—arms dealers claiming to "uphold democracy" and a Russian fertilizer mogul who "sells **** with a drunken, Marxist American captain. The absurdity peaks during a "Thursday dinner" where, amidst a violent storm, the guests engage in a literal symphony of projectile vomiting. While the rich cling to their dignity in a sea of filth, the captain and the "fertilizer king" drunkenly debate communism and capitalism over the intercom as the ship sinks. The irony hits its zenith when the British couple is killed by a grenade they manufactured themselves, thrown by Somali pirates. In the final act, the survivors—including Carl, Yaya, and the fertilizer mogul—are stranded on an island. Suddenly, the hierarchy flips. Abigail, the Filipina "toilet manager," is the only one who can fish, build a fire, and lead. "Who am I?" she asks. "The captain," they reply, trading their jewels and pride for scraps of fish. Even Carl, the "morality police" who judged Yaya, quickly resorts to selling his body to Abigail for extra pretzels. The "Sadness Triangle" is flattened by raw survival until Yaya discovers a luxury resort just over the hill. Abigail, realizing her matriarchal reign is over, prepares to crush Yaya’s head with a rock, echoing the same words used by the cruel socialites earlier: "Let's enjoy the moment." It’s a savage, hilarious, and haunting masterpiece that proves power is merely a matter of who holds the food.

It’s a film that critiques economic inequality and shows how power is tied to the resources you own. It’s not a bad movie at all; in my opinion the second act is the strongest, I even had some physical reactions (you’ll see what I mean). But I can’t ignore the plot holes, the open ending, and a few underdeveloped characters, not to mention some scenes I would’ve gladly rewritten. It’s not a film I’d watch again on my own, but maybe I’d rewatch it with friends just to see their reactions.

This well shot, high production budget movie paints a mildly interesting stimulating image of upper class lifestyle switching between various characters. Covid impacted the filming and so there's a weird disjointed nature to the various acts. The screenplay starts great then falls into its own derriere. It passed the time although I ended up on my phone more than usual. Worth a pass.

It's a weird movie. The writers are clearly trying to say something about gender equality and the rich, but it feels a bit inauthentic and preachy. It does have a few funny moments and it kept me interested until the end.

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All of the scenes are exciting and surprising. All of them are meaningful. All of the dialogues are interesting especially between captain and the Russian old man. I really enjoyed it!

Triangle of Sadness is not as close to realism as the director's previous film. Yes, I laughed a lot with disgust at the restaurant scene like everyone else, but in general, the film is far from impressive, although it has its merits.

IN A NUTSHELL: A young friend of mine is a highly successful model who travels around the world, walking in fashion shows. It’s really fun to see how she’s doing and where her career takes her. The movie was both written and directed by Ruben Ostlund. This is his first feature film in English. The movie received an 8-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival where it won the “Palme D’or” award. THINGS I LIKED: The direction is fantastic. There are so many creative shots and interesting perspectives. The entire cast does an excellent job. I had never seen Harris **** and Charlbi Dean in anything before. Sadly, Charlbi passed away just a few months ago at the young age of 32. Woody Harrelson plays the Captain. As expected, he’s hilarious and awesome. Easy money for him since he wasn’t in the film much. The idea of rich people stuck on a luxurious yacht, dependent on servants for their survival comes from J. M. Barrie’s 1902 play called “The Admirable Crichton.” The languages spoken in this movie are English, French, German, Greek, Swedish, and Tagalog. The humor and situations are absurd and insightful. Title cards separate the movie into three distinct parts. The satire is sharp, sometimes witty, and sometimes subtle. THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE: The first few scenes were hilarious with the male models, but then everything came to a screeching halt when we have to watch an unmarried couple argue about money for WAY too long. We got the point within minutes. Due to several lockdowns during Covid, filmmaking was started and stopped three times. If you get seasick, BEWARE! At about the 1-hour mark, the boat starts rocking and the scenes will make you extremely squeamish while you watch people throw up in various ways for WAY too long. The movie is simply WAY too long. The point could have been made in 90 minutes. The gross scenes could have easily been cut to shorten the length. Did you notice that most of my comments include the words “way too long”? The last scene is too ambiguous. The trailer makes you want to watch the movie. Unfortunately, some people will get more out of the few minutes of the trailer than they will by watching the entire, long movie. TIPS FOR PARENTS: This is not an appropriate movie for kids. Plus, they’d be bored anyway. Profanity, including many F-bombs Many disgusting scenes involving vomit We see a naked man on a toilet People get drunk Someone kills an animal with disturbing sound effects We see unmarried people in bed together (sometimes with motion)

Very entertaining although the final sequence was kinda iffy

It took about an hour for the ball to get rolling…then the iconic puking and explosive pooping scene began…just when I was about to start eating my fries and gravy! Disgusting as it was, that was the highlight of the movie. Cringy but cleverly witty. As a person who is currently being plunged into poverty with the relentless help of the Canadian Trudeau government, it was rather refreshing to see the wealthy, uppity elite take the back seat to the little perils of life when the almighty dollar sign can’t save you from a little inconvenience! That was a nice little power shift that I’m sure will rub a few people the wrong way. The ladder half of the film however, was a drag and the abrupt ending left me feeling as if the budget ran out so filming was just simply halted.

The first 10 minutes are brilliant but after a promising start the satire becomes extremely heavy handed. The director takes great care to build a tension at the beginning of the film, then throws it away with an extremely obvious message. What a waste

Filmmaking at its finest. Everything is done for a reason here. Wasn’t sure at first, but got better and better.

The first and second part were very good but the third was a little cliché. I liked it tough but not Ostlund best film.

very entertaining satire about class, beautifully shot and directed, superbly acted, very funny and very disgusting

How Ruben Ostlund tracks the ripples of a moment (video essay): ****/96KlMB6ZCDs

Interesting story line, we find two lovers quarrelling about money, on an expensive vacation with high rollers we get a lot of the rich vs. the masses, then we get the flip side. Seems like an hour TV show that got padded to make a movie.

Further proof that this has been a great year for movies. If you enjoyed “The Menu” and “Banshees of Inisherin” this movie should be right up your alley. The first 20 minutes of the film had me close to turning it off, but I’m really glad I stuck it out because once this film gets going, it really gets going. A thought provoking and entertaining film that had me tearing up by the end. This film has so many twists and turns you never know what to expect. I went into it off a coworkers recommendation and I have to say going into it blind with no foreknowledge of what the film is about is the best way to view it. Enjoy.

Nefasta, prácticamente no ofrece una historia buena que contar, los personajes no tienen el más mínimo carisma ni muchísimo menos química entre sí, se dan muchísimas situaciones que no aportan nada y que solo están de excusa para añadir minutos a la película, ¿y esto estuvo nominado a mejor película en los Oscar? En lo personal estuvo sobrando.

Triangle of Sadness is grotesque on so many levels, it’s absolutely insane and I loved it. If you haven’t seen it already, fix that now because this is an experience not to be missed. Celebrity couple Yaya (Charlbi Dean) and Carl (Harris ****) are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich. What starts as the picture perfect and most instagrammable voyage on the sea quickly turns sour and ends in the most catastrophic way possible. Now stranded on an island, they must fight for their survival. Sure who wouldn’t want to be stranded on an island with a bunch of self-centred millionaires, what could possibly go wrong in that scenario? Triangle of Sadness is unique, fun and disgusting all at once. It doesn’t pull its punches when making fun of the model industry, the ultra-wealthy and how they’ve accumulated their wealth. It’s a satirical commentary on class and how the other half live, especially how out of touch with reality they can be. So ultimately when everything starts going catastrophically wrong you can’t help but think “ah sure don’t they kinda deserve it.” It’s grotesque in how some of these people end up treating the staff who must endure their insufferable requests. I’ve never been on a cruise (and after this, that’s even less likely to happen) but anyone who has or those particularly who’ve worked on them I’m sure can relate to this. As disgusting as some of the people portrayed in Triangle of Sadness are, there are moments where you’ll almost feel sorry for them, but you might also be wiping the tears from your face from laughing. A story that places these uber-rich people in a survival situation plays out about as well as you’d expect. It feels like two movies joined together, with the first act reminding me of Zoolander at times, then eventually descending into a more Lord of the Flies vibe, with a third act taking a strange turn. Perhaps a satirical comedy about some of the most horrific people isn’t for everyone. The seasickness scene particularly is horrendous and maybe you should make sure you’re done munching away on popcorn at that point. It does seem a little drawn out in places, yet I was never bored, but this did make the abrupt ending feel like it came out of nowhere. Despite that I still thoroughly enjoyed Triangle of Sadness. Harris **** is certainly having a great year onscreen, Where The Crawdads Sing, See How They Run and now Triangle of Sadness all in 2022. The guy is going places that’s for sure and I’m sure we’ll continue to see him in lots of different movies to come. Alongside the late Charlbi Dean together they are brilliant as the model/influencer couple. After winning a trip on the yacht, they seem a little out of place next to all the others who’ve bought a ticket. Although they also have questionable character traits you do feel for them when things descend into chaos. Woody Harrelson always puts in a great performance, if anything he could have been used more. Also Dolly De Leon is another standout performance, she is wonderful. Everyone brought their best to this movie and it shows. It didn’t win the Palme d’Or at Cannes for nothing and after this I intend on checking out director and writer Ruben Östlund’s other movies. The cinema was completely packed and in stitches laughing at the Triangle of Sadness. So, if you’re in the mood for something a little different and done with all the horror movies right now then here’s your movie. If you’re still unsure the trailer gives a pretty good idea of what you’re in for. Highly recommended.

This was such a fun movie for my wife and I to watch. It had us rolling with laughter throughout. But we also stopped it about 4-5 times to talk about the interesting stuff going on in the movie. We tend to have differing taste, but we both enjoyed this one so much that I felt compelled to write my first review. I especially thought the performance of the male lead was fantastic.

Biting satire about the deeply flawed nature of human existence. No aspect of human weakness is left unexamined and displayed in a deeply funny/depressing light. We humans don't come off well in this ****. all. Well told, if a bit slow going throughout, it's a good movie that won't leave you feeling good about us as a species.

This movie is unwatchable, so of course it's nominated for an Academy Award.

Triangle Of Sadness is an overlong chaotic mess of a film, sometimes unfocus, sometimes i feel like the movie need to add that one character back to join so that it could make it better, it wasn't bad but very flawed, all the performance are great and each of their character works, Charlbi Dean (may her rest in peace) in her last ever performance is giving a star in the making type of performance, the production was good, but again the story was a mess, the first half was fine while sometimes unfocus, and the other half of the story was too long, not bad, but the most flawed, Triangle Of Sadness have some value and style to it, while missing a satisfying conclusion at the same time i do want the movie to get over, it's a mixed bag overall but i wouldn't say it's bad, it still have something in it that i can appreciate very much, but most of the time it's a meh.

How many bad things can happen when a bunch of despicable people are gathered on a pleasure cruise? If the idea was to make social criticism with black humor, the formula worked and it really did. By way of warning there is the one that is not for all tastes.

Triangle of sadness é um filme com uma crítica interessante, porém em alguns momentos ela se perde e não fica tão clara.

This has been a year of weird movies. "Triangle of Sadness" is both weird and stupid. Its ending is one of the worst ever. How this trash got a Best Picture nomination over other more deserving movies is a huge mystery.

Brilliant movie. Was never quite sure what I was watching, but loved the characters and the dialogue and the situations. Just a few scenes that fell flat for me, or felt like they were dragging the movie down to a lesser level, but really a hidden gem.

The boat descending into madness stuff was good. The island stuff was great. Not sure the intro stuff was needed with the couple but I will let it slide.

Unfortunately or fortunately, the best film adapted from Robinson Crusoe. ( A complete film) Unfortunately, because this happens in a movie that, in addition to focusing more on the drama parts, lacks the soul and sense of storytelling. (or is afraid of doing it) but fills this problem with appropriate and calculated humor. Fortunately, because the director has a good understanding of the characters, the chemistry of the stars (especially Tracy Woody Harrelson) and also the society he wants to portray, and achieves a gentle reality . and works better than than the big budget adventure films. I think that this movie is the best and most cinematic work that is very similar to Daniel Defoe's Robinson Coruso. This Ruben Östlund's film which is made with a relatively small budget, is also the meeting point of a "familiar and slightly soiled kind of realism" with " almost perfect exciting adaptations "which their biggest flaw is the lack of that realism. But it still lacks the soul and sense of storytelling found in few successful blockbusters. And one of its interesting features is the ability to remove many of its parts.5/5

Ruben Östlund cria um ambiente seguro de si, desde a postura dos atores e diálogos à escolha da palheta de cores pelo design de produção, tudo é muito coeso, retratando, em tom de sátira, a vida banal da classe alta. O filme inicia mostrando os modelos, já nos inserindo na atmosfera superficial de seus corpos magros e sarados, mostrando que o que está por vir não irá ganhar contornos tão profundos assim, no sentido de manter as aparências prioritariamente. É como se o filme nos introduzisse ao mundo do simulacro, como diria Baudrillard, em imagens que tentam ser a referência para as personalidades perdidas que serão expostas logo em seguida. Daí o filme parte para um delicioso date entre dois modelos, reafirmando o seu prólogo: a cena do jantar em que há uma pequena discussão sobre quem irá pagar a conta, consegue abordar desde o machismo estrutural ao jogo de encenações baseado em um status que pode ser desmentido num estalar de dedos. os atores estão super bem, cínicos e hipócritas na medida certa, falando das suas relações como se dinheiro não importasse (mas sabemos que importa0, e tentando a todo instante parecerem cults o suficiente. Vale dizer aqui que não há heróis ou vilões. Todos os personagens irão apresentar camadas dúbias, querendo mostrar o que não são, realizando um jogo de cena que invade suas personalidades, e é ótimo que a comédia não fica escrachada, é contida na medida certa. Após a cena com o casal, o filme vai para o cruzeiro, onde são inseridos mais personagens e uma chuva de hipocrisia. Temos ali grandes empresários, de várias idades, mostrando toda sua arrogância e futilidade. As cenas em que o iate vai balançando e em que o capitão (um americano marxista) discute com um passageiro (um russo liberal) é digna de muitas risadas e referências a Lênin, ****, Marx... Uma delícia de acompanhar, um humor altamente refinado. Cameron fez do afundamento do Titanic algo único e dramático, mas as cenas aqui, embora menos técnicas, não deixam nada a desejar, inserindo inclusive, um pouco de escatologia, tornando o naufrágio deliciosamente grotesco. Os diálogos e cenas incríveis, infelizmente, perdem força no terceiro ato, quando estão perdidos na ilha, e embora tenham passagens interessantes, o filme decai muito no final, a longa duração também não contribui para um desfecho e um clímax mais envolvente, embora ali os tais ricaços estejam expostos a condições de vida instintivas interessantes, como busca por alimentos ou mesmo o sexo. Por apresentar uma crítica meio que balzaquiana à elite social, o filme consegue ser engraçado e reflexivo ao mesmo tempo, rindo daquelas figuras tolas e medíocres, que supervalorizam corpos e aparências. Se o final fosse no mesmo nível, seria obra-prima. Ainda assim, uma das melhores comédias dos últimos anos, um grande filme para assistir tanto com o intuito de rir quanto com o intuito de captar suas canetadas à alta sociedade. Recomendo.

'Triangle of Sadness' is the kind of movie that tries to offer something new. Here it is the form that attracts attention more than the content. Because this movie is visually very interesting : it is bright, colourful, sometimes dark and it combines many different environments. Actors are likeable even if some (as Carl) desperately need some more depth. The film is divided into three acts, surely referring to its title as well as the love triangle on which the plot focuses in the last act. But this separation in acts doesn't bring much to the storyline other than a complete change of set. And that is the main flaw of the movie : the story doesn't move on with events, it is the events that bring something vaguely looking like a story. And if the first half of the movie is really promising and throws a lot of parallel sidestories, the second half makes it ridiculous. The film oscillates awkwardly in the reading grids it proposes, from the social grid (with allusions to friendship, love, equality between partners, careers in couples, etc.) to the most trivial grids (such as our human condition, our concern to look good, to seduce, to make wealth a priority). And the quality decreases even more when disturbing and shocking scenes appear and try to make us laugh. It questions many cultural and political aspects, but doesn't seem to offer a true reflection about it.

Horrible movie...what the hell is wrong with everyone rating this well?! No plot, boring, nonsensical, just ridiculous

(Mauro Lanari) Inconclusive except in the two fleeting moments dominated by the soundtrack: during the opening credits with Suicide's "Ghost Rider" (1977), at least until it turns out that it is the sampling on which in 2010 M.I.A. based the song "Born Free" with the famous video clip directed by Roman Gavras rattling off his usual gratuitous violence, and during the upheaval of the yacht captained by Harrelson while expoding "New Noise" (1997), the most famous Refused song. Then the age-old question that afflicts Buñuel and the epigones resurfaces: one can defecate on the establishment and in a single indelible sequence of not even 5 minutes ("Le fantôme de la liberté", 1974), but if then that same establishment showers you with awards (Oscar, Palms, Golden and Silver Lions), it means that the attack was nothing short of unproductive.

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This is 'Don't Look Up' all over again. I liked "Force Majeure," and I think 'The Square' was not that bad, but 'Triangle of Sadness' is an ugly movie with little to no subtlety. Making fun of the rich is always good, but Ruben Östlund takes all the fun of it with a dull and pretentious tale about social hierarchy. I can't believe this won the Palme d'Or and is a Best Picture nominee at the Oscars. Disgraceful.

Awful. Any attempts at humor or commentary on the wealth divide are dealt with in sophomoric and simple-obvious manners. Woody Harrelson calls it in and exits quick enough to earn another month's mortgage. The rest of the cast do not deserve this gimmicky script. Yet the Academy liked it enough for a nomination? And we wonder why the A. Awards are so banal and absurd now. Don't fall for the paid-reviews on this stinker.

As I was leaving the cinema I overheard two women describing this movie as "Lord of the Flies with fashion models". A more apt comparison might be with "The Admirable Crichton". This is a long movie and may not reward all viewers but there was enough pointed satire and broad comedy for me.

The 'Triangle of Sadness' movie can be classified as a normal upward movie. The first part of the movie was much stronger in terms of scenario than other parts of the movie. Compared to Ruben Östlund's other films, this one is underrated.

THE GOOD: One of the best recent satires. Great performances and sequences that go straight to the best of the year. Makes up for its lack of subtlety with ridiculous and hilarious humor. THE BAD: Somewhat repetitive at times, despite not being boring at any time, it could be 15 minutes shorter.

A Swing and a **** 1st forty-five mins were entertaining enough. But by the time the thunderstorm arrives, it turns into torture! It was a gross out fest for a solid half hour. I'll spare you All the gory details.Sorry swedish director but no one is into that. in the 3rd act they even quite sadly murder a distressed donkey which was utterly disgusting. Like why?!! Most bits trying hard to be clever, fall flat. The director inserts a very weird and boring (30 mins max!) appearance by woody harrelson as ships captain, who phones it in with a wealthy, Russian oligarch. Which begs the question, If these people are really that filthy rich?!!why don't they own their own yachts?!! Triangle gets interesting again for a few minutes when Somali pirates swing into action after the storm has passed. The second half of the film is a modern take on the British film of 1957 called Paradise Lagoon or Admiral Crichton in America. Where a butler goes off on a tricked out yacht with his rich useless Lord and his family. They get Lost at sea and then shipwrecked on a deserted isle. The Butler becomes the de-facto leader of the merry band of misfits because he can make fire, hunt, fish ect... This movie is basically about class hierarchies, but with a few switch ups, but not much **** ending was unnecessary and rather bizarre. Not the film I was hoping for, About 45mins to an hour too long. Where was the editor?!! It was a bit of a train wreck. Save yourself the trouble and watch Paradise Lagoon instead. You'll be glad you did!!

Part 1 and 3 of this movie are good but not great however Part 2 is so amazing and hilarious that it carries the rest of the movie.

"Triangle of Sadness" é uma versão estendida e não polida de um dos episódios da primeira temporada de "The White Lotus". E, sim, isso é um elogio. Porém, acredito que o obsedante começo e o caótico final amarram uma visível lacuna no meio do filme, onde, além de termos que se esforçar muito para acreditar que toda aquela zona é real e possível, uns cortes na montagem não fariam falta. Charlbi Dean, você brilhou.

Palme d'Or of hypocrisy. Given by what we French call the "Caviar leftists", actors who think themselves as "artists," just little narcissistic arrivists who would gladly trample their fellow-man to be on those cruise ships/yachts moored across the Palais des Festivals. Shameless.

Definitely better than glass onion lol this is one of those artsy Sundance type films that I'm always hoping to see. Was pretty hyped for this, especially since it had woody cast as captain, I was sure this would be a blockbuster but it was pretty lackluster. Not sure what they were going for. If they were going for, the showing of how rich ppl **** and couldn't start a fire to save their own lives, I get that, but I can just watch surviver for that lol. This seems like just a bunch of rich fks that ended up in a bad spot.. like anyone cares lol worth a watch? Sure..

This movie is made of 4 distinct segments, the 1st before the credits is pretty cringe but amusing enough and the movie really shines on the 3rd part which is set on the boat (and what all the promotion focuses on) which is a great piece of social satire, unfortunately it does mean you have to sit though the other 2 segments which are really about deep abuse in relationships and these parts are neither funny entertaining.

Triangle of Sadness isn't just good, it's a satirical slap in the face that leaves you begging for more! Almost a masterpiece (but let's not get greedy), this film is 9 out of 10 laughs and existential crises rolled into one hilarious package. Ruben Östlund crafts a wickedly funny, surprisingly poignant tapestry of wealth, power dynamics, and the absurdity of modern life. You'll guffaw, cringe, and maybe even shed a tear, all while questioning everything you thought you knew about class, privilege, and the human condition. The cast is nothing short of phenomenal. Woody Harrelson delivers a hilariously deranged captain, while the ensemble of influencers, oligarchs, and cleaners navigate the ever-shifting power dynamics with biting wit and physical comedy. Charlbi Dean, in her final performance, shines as Yaya, a model caught in the web of privilege and pretension. Triangle of Sadness isn't for the faint of heart. It's bold, unflinching, and sometimes downright gross. But if you're willing to let it challenge you and tickle your funny bone, you're in for a cinematic treat. This movie will make you laugh until your sides ache, then leave you pondering the human condition long after the credits roll. It's brilliant, subversive, and guaranteed to stay with you. So, do yourself a favor and dive into the satirical storm that is Triangle of Sadness. You won't regret it. Just remember, bring a barf bag and an open mind. This rollercoaster of laughter and reflection is one wild ride you won't forget.

The high expectations I had for this film after it won the top prize at Cannes were, I think, quite exaggerated and I blame myself for that. For such an obvious work, subtlety wasn't going to get it anywhere insightful, but it also doesn't work to be so overly unrefined about it. And it's not because I think what it attacks doesn't deserve it, but the criticism of the elites has become tiresome when it's nothing more than a fleeting piece of entertainment, even if the film is almost 3 hours long. Triangle of Sadness is a film that pretends to be so much when it begins to mindlessly circle around in its own redundancy and banality. And while this doesn't lead me to say that this makes it a low quality film - which it doesn't - its engagement reminds me of the expression ''panem et circenses'' as we are entertained by the performance that is supposed to mock the elites who don't give a damn when they wallow in their excesses. It was not bad per se, but it is too long, and its impact is ephemeral.

Classism, capitalism, materialism and wealth are all on the chopping block in "Triangle Of Sadness," writer/director Ruben Östlund's spiritual follow-up to his 2017, Golden-Palm-winning satire "The Square." Satires are usually either a hit or a miss for me. Whether I understand the message is not really where things all break down for me either. Instead, it's the communication of the message — the execution — that can make or break a satire for me. Am I lectured to? Talked down to? Beaten over the head? With "Triangle Of Sadness," Östlund nails that sweet spot of delivering a nuanced message in a satisfying manner, with inarguable entertainment value and great performance work throughout. This piece covers so much ground — narratively, logistically, as well as thematically. It's really quite impressive work. I think the best thing I can say about a satire is that, when things round out, you really get a clear sense of the filmmaker's take on the subject matter at hand. I think "Triangle Of Sadness" earns that acclamation in spades.