Bodies Bodies Bodies is the best thriller of the year. This slasher comedy does not disappoint on most aspects.
The newest A24 film is a gen-z more modern take on the classic thriller, slasher, and comedy – doing all 3 of those well, but sadly nothing more. Excluding the comedy, the writing is easily the worst part of the movie.
Without giving anything away this movie is full of twists and turns, similar to other slashers like Scream, but nothing feels earned in this movie. All care for our characters comes from exposition dumps and the resolution follows that.
They never go above and beyond with the writing, but at least other aspects of the film slightly make up for it. The cast is good. Pete Davidson, for the limited time he is in the movie, is great, definitely a standout and we really wish we got more of him. Everyone else was good enough, they all had their deserved time in the movie.
The issue comes towards the end, where a lot of the character stuff feels forced. Heavy exposition dumps don’t help them at all, and in fact, make everything feel generic and bland. This is unfortunate because with a movie like this it is important to connect to, at least some of, the characters.
Of course with any A24 movie we have to talk about the cinematography — and it didn’t disappoint. All around the board it was super well done. A lot of general creative decisions make the movie visually appealing, which makes it a complete joy to watch. Most of the movie was it in the dark so using a lot of flood lights and flash lights helped the tone while also allowing the audience to see what is going on (when they are supposed to). It’s A24, so we expect nothing less from them.
In comparison to other thrillers from this year it is definitely the best — not even a question. The writing is not top tier by any means, but this one succeeded where films like ‘X’ and ‘Scream (5)’ didn’t.
The final product is a well rounded movie that is entertaining to watch (almost) from beginning to end. Through the writing ups and downs it still managed to be funny (made the entire theater burst out in laughter a few times). It’s super gory, like all slashers, but also kept emotion at its core.
Bodies Bodies Bodies is centered around one relationship and through the movie it is developed well, despite other writing and character issues, making it worth the watch.
Rating: 7 out of 10
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About Bodies Bodies Bodies
It’s not the end of the world as we know it, just a violent storm approaching, and at first, Sophie (Amandla Stenberg) and her friends are feeling fine.
They’re taking a break (though not really) from lives lived online to gather for a sex-drugs-and-rock-’n’-roll “hurricane party” at a middle-of-nowhere mansion owned by the father of the debauched David (Pete Davidson). Sophie has brought along her new girlfriend Bee (Maria Bakalova), whose apparent innocence makes her out of place in this nest of kidding-but-maybe-not-really toxicity.
Then a game of Bodies Bodies Bodies gives way to an actual body count, and amidst the gory demises, the question becomes whether the survivors can let go of their animosity, determine who the real villain is, and make it through the night alive.
Bodies Bodies Bodies is in theaters now.
