While Men is flawed and ultimately a little unsatisfying, there’s no denying that it is a singular, bold and stimulating film that challenges you in every way – that’s what Alex Garland does best.

Garland is an assured storyteller... That track record makes it possible to believe for much of Men that he knows what he’s doing -- even if thematically the film feels like an over-familiar mash-up of a couple of current trends.

The good news is that this film, written and directed by English novelist and filmmaker Alex Garland, is something utterly weird and completely different.

by calling his film Men, Garland is clearly trying to hammer home a point about male violence and female suffering. Unfortunately, the only discernible message to be found is that misogyny is omnipresent and intractable.