A Lesson In Cruelty

I thought this was a funny, delicious revenge comedy apropos for these times. Mr. Hassole was a great villain, but who also you could see, really had no opportunity to be otherwise. All of his employees were put to the brink, in order to justify the ensuing mayhem. The acting was solid, helped by a director who knows how to work with actors, and the overall production value, editing, camera work was impressive for an indie. Some people don't seem to like this at all, and while I'm not sure I agree with everything, it's just a movie! Pretty balls out at that!

Going through school, my favorite teachers were always the ones that made the subject matter interesting and fun. If A Lesson in Cruelty was a teacher, it would have been one of my favorites. The film tackles big ideas around kindness and revenge in hilarious ways. I hadn't seen Justin Lebrun in anything before, but I was pleasantly surprised by his strong lead performance. He masterfully executes a role that requires both comedy and cruelty. The character he creates in the film made me think of a cross between Ernest and Frank Underwood. Check out A Lesson in Cruelty if you're looking for a laugh that doesn't shy away from asking great questions.

A Lesson In Cruelty is a comedy that pushes the envelope off the table. If you have thin skin you could be offended but if you don't take it seriously you will enjoy lots of laughs. I reccomend this film.

A lesson in cruelty has a snappy script and a lead actor that delivers the zingers. The movie moves along a fairly fast pace with a bunch of laughs and groans.

"A Lesson in Cruelty" is dark, wild, and funny! The main character is one that you don't feel guilty for hating. Seeing the antics in the film play out made me think of how much I'd love seeing a performance of this movie live in a theatrical production, but the movie in and of itself is rather entertaining and well-produced. Nicely done!

A Lesson In Cruelty is a really funny satire. I love comedies and especially when they go over the top in extremes to show how silly we can be as humans at the same time making a profound statement. The boss is a jerk and really says awful things to people finally the tables are turned to teach him a lesson. It was so fun and funny with great performances. The lead actor, Justin LeBrun gave a very convincing performance. This is a really fun big and bold film that doesn't hold back. Well done.

Although I found this movie entertaining, it was a little too "on-the-nose" for me. Justing Lebrun plays a verbally abusive, sexist, racist CEO who has been molded by his father. He is known to be a cheater and liar who belittles and slave drives his employees. He receives an invitation to his own 40th birthday party by his staff and is excited, as he has never had a birthday party because of his father. But, the employees are not there to honor him. Oh, no. This was a quick watch. Although I enjoyed it I would have like to see a little bit more. William E. Harris has a short part but I would have like to see more from his character. It would have added a little depth to the story. As it stands, mean boss gets payback from employees. A little over and hour. Mediocre dark comedy. I watched it, but I wouldn't choose to watch it again. And I'll probably forget it after submitting this review.

I lasted 47 minutes. Then, for me, this movie started to get really silly. Up until then, I thought some of the writing was good and I even sniggered in some places, and for that reason I stayed with it for as long as I did. But once the birthday party really started getting weird and gratuitously violent I gave up. Sure the main protagonist is horrible, but what's wrong with him being roasted rather than what actually happened to the character? Could have been plotted differently, and the writing would have been enough to have carried it. But instead this movie was a wasted opportunity to be something at least half decent.