Aarcflick

The trends of the zeitgeist combine in Peacock: its mockery of bland rich people with such comfortable lives that they are forced to make trouble for themselves is clearly inspired by the work of Ruben Östlund. The problem is that social satire works best with a firm opinion on the behavior being ridiculed. Is one of the social media influencers mocking with affection, or is it mocking out of rage or classist anger? That a film about authenticity feels like a rip-off is a huge disappointment. And yet, there's a kernel of truth in Peacock that didn't quite mature, but is still fascinating to parse. It's a bit hard to understand what Matthias (Albrecht Schuch) does for a living, but we eventually realize that he and his best friend David (Anton Noori) run a friend-rental business. If his son is too busy with his job abroad to attend their garden party, Matthias will come in his place and win the trust of all his club friends. Is your father unavailable to impress the other ki...