Universal Language

In Rankin’s film, whatever absurdity catches your eye, like a walking tinsel-filled Christmas tree or face-swapped characters, it looks and feels like it fits right into his strange new world, and it’s one that I hope to visit again soon. 

...builds beautiful bridges of absurdity.

To watch “Universal Language” is to feel as if you’ve been privileged to a brief and memorable peek.

A warm Universal Language persists through this comedy's bland, absurd tundra.

In Rankin’s film, whatever absurdity catches your eye, like a walking tinsel-filled Christmas tree or face-swapped characters, it looks and feels like it fits right into his strange new world, and it’s one that I hope to visit again soon. 

...the film’s oneiric realm does enable a searching psychological analysis of the desire to assimilate and find a sense of belonging.