Title: Not my cup of tea.
Product review: Believe me, I get what THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL was all about. It was a retelling of LORD OF THE FLIES. But instead of preppy boys, it was about their parents. And instead of taking place on an island, it took place at an estate. This film could've been great if it had done either one of two things: (1) Develop the characters more. Unlike LORD OF THE FLIES, I could not understand any of the characters as I did with Ralph, Piggy, Simon, et. al. Because of this, I did not think THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL did a very good job examining the human condition. (2) Make it funny! If you're not going to take this film seriously and develop the characters, then at least give the audience something to laugh at. I didn't think the characters in THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE were that well developed either. But it was laugh-out-loud funny! And between the two films, I'd take the latter.
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