The Lighthouse, de tweede film van The Witch-regisseur Robert Eggers, kreeg na zijn wereldpremière in Cannes uitzinnige reacties op sociale media. De hoofdrolspelers Willem Dafoe en Robert Pattinson worden de hemel in geprezen en volgens sommigen is The Lighthouse zelfs de beste film van het festival tot nu toe.

#TheLighthouse feels part F.W. Murnau, part Wes Anderson & part There Will Be Blood. Add to that majestic manic performances by Willem Dafoe & Robert Pattinson. Robert Eggers is the real deal. Loose lips do sink ships, so that’s it from me. #cannes2019 #vertigocannes pic.twitter.com/5bPgBtji5n

— Steven Tuffin (@Waanzinema) May 19, 2019

Robert Eggers’s gripping nightmare The Lighthouse is the best thing in #Cannes2019 with sledgehammer performances from Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson, like Steptoe and Son in hell #Cannes72 #Cannes

— Peter Bradshaw (@PeterBradshaw1) May 19, 2019

Robert Eggers The Lighthouse is a two-fer character study featuring fantastic performances by Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson. Might be Pattinson’s best. #Cannes2019

— Gregory Ellwood – The Playlist 🎬 (@TheGregoryE) May 19, 2019

It’s embarrassing The Lighthouse wasn’t selected for competition. Pattinson missed out on an acting prize. #Cannes2019

— Gregory Ellwood – The Playlist 🎬 (@TheGregoryE) May 19, 2019

Turns out THE LIGHTHOUSE is a better Aquaman movie than AQUAMAN. #Cannee2019

— erickohn (@erickohn) May 19, 2019

I really like THE LIGHTHOUSE, a black-and-white psychodrama and the best movie about bad roommates ever made. Much to assess: https://t.co/WEys74ljQe #Cannes2019

— erickohn (@erickohn) May 19, 2019

Pattinson and Dafoe give career best performances in the insanely, wonderfully crafted THE LIGHTHOUSE. A madhouse amidst a wild ocean; an old Irish poem of desire & greed. My heart still racing like crazy. Soundscape, cinematography, editing, production, all ace. Wow. #Cannes2019

— — Niels 🇵🇸 (@NielsPutman) May 19, 2019

THE LIGHTHOUSE rips: it’s terrifying, hilarious, nightmarish, and Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe shamble around in flannels and longjohns the whole time, yelling stuff like “GET TO WORK, SAYS I!!” “BARK YOU DOG!!” don’t let anyone spoil this for you #Cannes2019

— Evil Emma Stefansky (@stefabsky) May 19, 2019

THE LIGHTHOUSE: Eggers takes on masculinity, madness and merfolk, and it’s marvellous. Don’t think I’ve seen a better Dafoe performance. #Cannes2019

— Gus Edgar-Chan (@EdgarReviews) May 19, 2019

Every frame of THE LIGHTHOUSE is stunning, every flinch of this wonderfully weird horror is insane in the best way. Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe are completely unparalleled, how exciting it is to be living at the same time as such talent! #Cannes2019

— Ella Kemp (@ella_kemp) May 19, 2019

Avast me hearties! Stap me vittles if Robert Eggers’ brine-soaked chiller THE LIGHTHOUSE isn’t the most inspired piece of out n out cinema in this fest. More anon, ye scurvy dogs. #Cannes2019 #Quinzaine2019

— Jonathan Romney (@JonathanRomney) May 19, 2019

2. THE LIGHTHOUSE is incredible. More than a worthy follow up to The Witch. Atmospheric, amazing dialogue and so much fun. Pattinson gives a Nicholson in The Shining level horror performance. Defoe is as great as ever. Wow. #Cannes2019

— Conal Logan (@conaljlogan) May 19, 2019

https://twitter.com/lizziefrancke/status/1130035914502234113?s=20

Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse is like if Melville or Poe reimagined The Shining as an odd couple comedy where both protagonists are Jack Torrance. A lot to take in, but Pattinson and Dafoe are superb. #Cannes2019

— Adam Woodward (@AWLies) May 19, 2019

The Lighthouse, AKA Robert Eggers doubles down, is everything I could have wanted: gorgeous, fetishistic, sometimes terrifying, often disgusting, funny as hell. Willem Dafoe is an absolute pig in poo. Robert Pattinson and his moustache are wonderful. I loved it so much. pic.twitter.com/xgrwixnLCk

— Alex Godfrey (@MrGodfrey) May 19, 2019

“The Lighthouse” is a gravelly, poetic two-hander that borrows from Herman Melville and The Shining. Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson are outstanding #Cannes2019

— Stuart Oldham (@s_oldham) May 19, 2019

THE LIGHTHOUSE: Robert Eggers' superbly lensed tug of war between a scenery chewing Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson descending into madness is deleriously bonkers, AND it will expand your vocabulary. Phenomenonal, what a rush #Cannes2019

— Marc v.d. Klashorst (@MarcVDKlashorst) May 19, 2019

The Witch was no fluke. Robert Eggers’ sophomore film, The Lighthouse, is a stunning blend myths and madness. Best film of #cannes2019 so far. Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe give ferociously gripping performances

— Total Film (@totalfilm) May 19, 2019

Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse is an uproarious, hallucinatory dark-&-stormy night yarn. Joyously rolling with the cliches & performed with drunken abandon by Pattinson & Dafoe. Just fabulous, this #Cannes2019

— Xan Brooks (@XanBrooks) May 19, 2019

Willem Dafoe makes his Green Goblin performance feel demure in comparison, but omg Robert Pattinson gamely goes all out trying to outdo him and is excellent, showing us yet another new facet of his talent we hadn’t seen yet! What an incredible actor #Cannes2019 #TheLighthouse

— FilmLand Empire (@FilmLandEmpire) May 19, 2019

Still recovering from #TheLighthouse. What a cinema experience that was! #WillemDafoe on glorious form and #RobertPattinson in a career-best performance. I feel dirty, but wow!

— The Hollywood News (@thncom) May 19, 2019

Robert Eggers #TheLighthouse is real treat. Two (or maybe one) men go mad in a lighthouse in a kind of Waiting for Godot meets Withnail and I on acid. Lyrical, visceral and with a beauty of a script, it’s a blast for anyone who loves cinema and or weather. 👍

— Stuart Brown 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 (@Brownstu) May 19, 2019

My word. #RobertEggers #TheLighthouse is really something else. Wow! As a huge fan of his previous film The Witch, this did not disappoint. pic.twitter.com/wutNK7vodU

— Charlene Lydon (@charlenelydon) May 19, 2019

Just saw #TheLighthouse at #Cannes2019. Robert Eggers' newest, with Willem Dafoe & that Twilight guy I refuse to name, is a beautiful B&W scary sea shanty of a film. I can still feel the saltspray. Can't wait for it to get wide release! Yarrrr! pic.twitter.com/f7Y0WgKNyZ

— Chris Knight (@ChrisKnightfilm) May 19, 2019

Director #RobertEggers with #RobertPattinson and #WillemDafoe , who are outstanding in his pressure cooker of a movie #TheLighthouse , about 2 lighthouse custodians stuck on a remote rock . Startling and stunning film . @Quinzaine pic.twitter.com/XjJPYLptDi

— Baz Bamigboye @Deadline (@BazBam) May 19, 2019

https://twitter.com/robbiereviews/status/1130031295789244416

I don’t want to marry a Lighthouse keeper. The Lighthouse is an inspired piece of gothic salty dog brine drenched genius. Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe are fantastic. #CannesFilmFestival pic.twitter.com/0qGIPEqFav

— John Bleasdale (@drjonty) May 19, 2019

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Bron: The Hollywood News