The Lobster

The Lobster has a lot going for it: the pairing of Rachel Weisz and Colin Farrell and a winsome premise, to start with.  It is set in a world (the near future, the blurb tells us) where single people are given 45 days to find a partner, and if they fail, they are turned into the animal of their choice.

This sounds quirky and fun and indie in just the ri…