The Square

Neither the best nor the worst of recent neo-noir thrillers, this little Australian gem can be predictable at times, but never formulaic. It's clear from early on that Edgerton's character gets on a slippery slope of bad decisions and bad luck, but where exactly it leads is only unveiled in the very last minutes of the film. Definitely worth it for the understated performances, intense and tight writing, and cynically tragic tone.

Appallingly sleepy, The Square trudges along while hitting some rather well put together suspense pieces. Still, the middle lags and the connection between plot points begets some severe eye rolling.

had to turn on the english subtitles to crack the heavy aussie accent. no worries, however, all in all a splendid thriller.

Had hopes for this one but found it to be pretty boring, sadly. The thing with the dogs was cute tho (until the sad end of that little subplot).

I really liked the first half, very tense and involving. But the Edgertons clearly don't know how to raise stakes without invoking an absurd amount of (accidental) death and destruction. What logical human being read this script and came to the conclusion that the things this main character causes to happen are even remotely believable? It's entirely possible that the tragic ending will make you laugh out of disbelief, and that's really sad because it's an otherwise well-made movie.

Australian neo-noir with a delightful number of twists.

How to fuck your This guy is a zero luck chump, but its a pretty entertaining train wreck.

Terrific Aussie-thriller which kept a firm hold of my attention.

This guy has some bad karma, captivating from the start till the end. Great watch.

Hitchcock would have loved this Australian noir. Everyman gets in over his head, and things go from bad to horrifying. Excellent film!

An uninspired thriller which carries all the hallmarks of the genre - the wrong moves of the main characters, twists and ironies in the plot - but was completely uninteresting for me, going through the motions instead.

I wanted to like this movie, because while the first few minutes and last moments are pretty good, the middle grew a bit dull and over-encumbered.

Spins a nice web of intrigue, infidelity, guilt and death. David Roberts isn't quite charismatic enough to be able to carry the film, but most of the cast was decent enough. While the story isn't anything new, I was glued to the screen nonetheless.

The top notch suspense thriller story of a best laid plan. Lots of small insidents connected one way or the other to the same plotline. Director holds all strings gracely and does not loose any. The solution in the end is a bit complicated but opens with one viewing if you're keeping in your mind everything you see. Nice!

"The Square has a toughness, gallows wit, and sense of impending tragedy amplified by its grainy, gliding aesthetics and an agitated performance by David Roberts." - Nick Schager

Tries to be "Blood Simple" but is fatally crippled by a very weak screenplay and bad acting. It's a shame because I love this sort of film.

It has the makings of a good thriller with its darkly intense and disquieting atmosphere but it stumbles with its highly contrived plot twists.

Tragically unhip to its own self-parodic nature.

Apparently I've seen this before and that time I didn't like it. I didn't realize this until I came here to log it. This time I enjoyed it. It can be uncomfortable watching folks make bad decision after bad decision and everyone in this makes bad decisions (including the dog). The song that plays over the closing credits just killed the mood of the movie. Oh well.

Great tension. Edgerton is clearly interested in the potential consequences of idea.

A meticulously-detailed exercise in intense cinema. The story is polished, the script is expertly paced and the acting is perfect. This is truly film noir for the 21st century, and it's the kind of nail biting movie I wish they made more of. "Edge of your seat" is the cliche to end all cliches, but it applies to The Square more than any other film I've seen in recent years.

Going from bad to worse. Good thriller

Impressive - and mostly very intense - Aussie thriller.

Its almost painful to see how many wrong choices one character can make. Except "The Square" delivers on all fronts it has to and is turns out to be a surprisingly good thriller.