Humane

Humane (2024) - ❤x7

This movie turned out to be much better than I expected. It is a very sad and all-to-real statement about the current Human Condition - corrupt and vile to the end.

How I rate:
1-3 ❤ = seriously! don't waste your time
4-6 ❤ = you may or may not enjoy this
7-8 ❤ = I expect you will like this too
9-10 ❤ = movies and TV shows I really love!

Enrico Colantoni is a treasure.

Not completely original in it's concept but enjoyable nonetheless. Some moments of questionable acting from Bob but otherwise an enjoyable film.

Built on the foundations of an all too believable, near-future dystopia, one riddled with the encroaching effects of climate change, amplified political discourse and outsourced human eradication firms, Humane is a strong debut for daughter of David, Caitlin Cronenberg. Retaining some of the families signature body-horror sequences, Humane takes more of an absurdist, dark comedy angle to some very real social issues, and nearly pulls it all off with a wry wink and a tongue buried very firmly in its cheek. While the central plot idea is well realised, I couldn't help but feel it got a little lost in the jumble of its own characters, and which parts of its plot it wanted to darkly chuckle at, and which ones it wanted to hit hard. Still, a great start that is enjoyably unsettling, if a little unfocused.

This is not bad. It drags a little even at an hour and a half. It might have been better as a black mirror episode, but the premise is good and it's a satisfying watch.

I had a good time with this one. It had its creepy moments and had some good family issues.

The premise (in an overpopulated, ecologically unsound world, governments have to reduce population by getting their inhabitants to...expire) was interesting and the shift to a Battle Royale inside the house scenario was clever, but they spent too long on the first act, not enough on the second and dropped the ball in the third, yet overall it wasn't unenjoyable.

This could be easily a twilight episode or a black mirror one. It took an interesting turn of events, you did not see that coming in the start of the movie. Also it doesn not obey the laws of medicine as everyone is stub at least twice and no one dies. I mean a fork on the neck!!

Anyway, watch it don't watch it, you will survive the day.

The aim of making unlikeable characters was 100% achieved. Although they got too annoying at certain points, great casting? The acting was great, especially with the 'broken family' relationship. My 'issue' is the whole plot in general. I really liked the premise of what was happening in the world rather than in the house. I thought that was the direction it was heading in, especially with the first news scene, but everything changed at the dinner table. Not in a good way. Most of the sense flies out the window. I've seen too many nepo baby movies this year, and most missed the mark.