We haven't quite figured out how to make this kind of movie just yet. As far as satire of the 'artsy liberal type' goes, I think this is slightly better than _The Menu_, but not by much. Having seen _Triangle of Sadness_, the problem with Ruben Ostlund is that he's about as subtle as Adam McKay when it comes to doing satire. So much of this is heavy handed, painfully on the nose and sometimes it's downright disingenuous or stupid. The story is lacking proper structure and build up, and because of that the edit is in dire need of trimming. Yet despite those major flaws, it's actually not an unpleasant watch. The acting and dialogue are actually pretty great, Elizabeth Moss in particular has a lot of really great moments in this. Despite not showing himself to be a great storyteller here, Ostlund continuously finds the right comedic note in almost every scene. The choice to linger on the faces of actors and let their performances do the work is a good choice. I wish that his compositions and lighting were more interesting though, stylistically the movie isn't very distinguishable. All in all, I'd recommend this to people who need/like some accessibility with their arthouse films. For me it's too watered down and midwitted to get a lot out of, I wish it was weirder and more abstract.

5/10