This film looks like it has depth but it is just a simple rehash of the eye for an eye type of story. I'm not biased against the kinds of films the director makes; I find The Lobster and The Favourite much better films.
The Greek myth is basically about how a powerful person is brought so low by things beyond his control that he has to sacrifice something valuable. But this sort of thing doesn't really happen among doctors, as far as I know. It seems doctors are usually exploited by patients, insurance companies, etc. The use of the metaphor isn't really correct. Just seems like the director is forcing a metaphor to make a story seem more intellectual but ends up feeling like fluff.
Even though the doctor, being someone who has control over a person's life, seems to have God's power, that is not real power. He isn't a modern day version of the Greek ruler. A CEO or head of state or finance hotshot is a more appropriate version.
Some parts are hilarious, the acting is great, but that can't save a strange fluff story.
The Greek myth is basically about how a powerful person is brought so low by things beyond his control that he has to sacrifice something valuable. But this sort of thing doesn't really happen among doctors, as far as I know. It seems doctors are usually exploited by patients, insurance companies, etc. The use of the metaphor isn't really correct. Just seems like the director is forcing a metaphor to make a story seem more intellectual but ends up feeling like fluff.
Even though the doctor, being someone who has control over a person's life, seems to have God's power, that is not real power. He isn't a modern day version of the Greek ruler. A CEO or head of state or finance hotshot is a more appropriate version.
Some parts are hilarious, the acting is great, but that can't save a strange fluff story.