Men & Chicken (2015)
6/10
Motherless goosebumps
12 April 2021
Way more "funny strange" than "funny haha" to me, and my son. Is man the only animal that enjoys slapstick comedy? La Bete Humaine on display, in a dilapidated mansion with secret chambers. Perhaps this is a surreal microscope view of our primitive drives, or a commentary on life without women. Or a vegetarian appetizer. Well, those are all long shots.

I think it's just a peculiar story, that benefits from the steadfast pursuit of the absurd by its actors. Written and directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, who may share DNA in addition to a homeland with Hans Christian Andersen. Both surely delivered to loving parents by storks.

For what it's worth, we watched it the day after "International Sibling" Day. Will a sequel be sponsored by 23 & Me?

Creepiness kept at bay by a cheesy kookiness.
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