Greener Grass

I watched this while eating some carrot cake and it was a swell time

I never expected any movie to be this blatantly weird, but here it is. This black comedy from Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe (neither of whom I had ever heard of before now) shows all sorts of tensions arising in a gaudy suburban neighborhood. And by gaudy I mean that their clothes are an assault on the senses. There's bound to be something that'll go awry.

Whether you interpret "Greener Grass" as a parody of suburban gothic (the genre that includes "The Ice Storm" and "American Beauty") or a straightforward, unabashedly bizarre comedy, it's one to enjoy. I'm surprised that they were able to get funding, given the oddball, less-than-profitable nature of the story.

The only cast members whom I recognized were SNL cast members Beck Bennett and John Milhiser, as well as D'Arcy Carden (Janet on "The Good Place").

Yeah this movie is messed up.

A dark comedy/horror on Hulu. The story was about a dystopian suburbia where people were super civilized, and it was mostly from the perspective of a soccer mom.

Gotta say this was one of the weirdest comedies I have ever watched. Throughout the movie, there was always a sense that I was watching people in an ideal world: the screen was a bit bright, the characters were nice to each other, always dress in pairs, and more.

The overarching theme of the movie was a satire on society, and what is considered the norm in that society. Most of the comedy came from the outlandish and uncomfortable things that the characters did that, while very deviant in real life, were very within the norm in this suburbia. The movie was jam-packed with social commentaries, satires, and symbols in every scene and dialogue. Some were straight-up disturbing, which made me agree that this movie is a horror. The satires were scary because they were true and relatable.

My only problem was that it felt like a collection of skits. At some points it felt like the story was not progressing.

Overall, an entertaining and disturbing movie. It will not be for everyone, as some might be very uncomfortable, or even offended. 8.5/10.

Greener grass was made by two women having fun. It's whimsical, colorful and surreal. The absurdity has a lot of coherence inside the film's universe, and it will keep you laughing. It reads like kids on LSD playing with barbies, and having a mid life crisis. The directors are a dynamic duo well coordinated on and off screen. However it kind of feels it would be better fitted for a series of short skits. it felt like watching a 1h45m long SNL or Portlandia sketch.

Laugh, don't overthink it (or maybe do?).

This is by far one of the craziest movies I've ever seen, and I loved every moment of it. The surrealness of the humor, the crazy colored costume design, and the hilarious performances make this something special. A lot of the people who reviewed this on the lower half seem to have misunderstood what the movie was supposed to be. It turns what seems to be nonsense into amazing story arcs. I found myself laughing VERY hard at the strangest moments, the whole world that this movie sets up is mind boggling. Putting politeness over having any confrontation in the most extreme circumstances. The uncomfortableness of the whole neighborhood and every person in it makes this movie a whole lot of fun. I wish there were more movies that could make me burst out laughing with showing some kids flaunting knives. This is one of the few movies that deserves the cult status shorty after releasing. The whole cast is great, I can't wait to see what the writer/director duo come up with next