Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)
a review by Evan Landon
I really, truly do try not to destroy movies anymore, or at least, not as much anymore. This one is going to be a bit of an anomaly for me, however, because this movie is built for anyone to just hate right off the bat. That sort of shit actually serves to entice me to watch some of these lesser-known or seen movies, so that is not a turn-off for me. Not at all.
Okay. Let's talk about the good things first. It is an A24 screenplay that was acquired from a spec script written by Kristen Roupenian, then rewritten for the screen by Sarah DeLappe, who both have some very interesting credits as writers. Halina Reijn was then tapped by David Hinojosa to direct the film after her first English-speaking film following her work on the industry-adored Dutch film, Instinct. Not a bad group on paper, if you ask me.
Now, let's talk about what does NOT work for me.
To be as nice as I can be, this movie is not meant for everybody; in fact, I am not sure this movie was even meant for anyone in the very niche was shooting for. The characters are as unlikable as the script itself that teeters on nonsense. If “Oh shit, we're gonna die!”, “Oh, let's stop the tears and wait for the newest song to pop off”, or “Oh wait, you had sex with who?” with some of the worst acting and dialogue you could not even feign, even if you had mediocre actors. By the way, the biggest name on this marquis is Pete Davidson, and thank fucking Christ he dies so early on, that he remains a plot point and not a character in the film afterwards. Did I mention the acting was horrific? Yes. When it is this fragile, you care nothing when a script comes your way, so don't be mad about an actor not being believable or even likable. It's just gone through too many hands at this point and you could possibly even blame the studio for how transparent of an idiotic movie this turned out to be.
This movie garnered waves for how brilliant it was because of it's societal look at how a new generation identifies together, but I don't see any of these characters as relatable at all. We can face facts that it was catering to a certain crowd that may or may not stick up for it.
Apparently, the reviews are in, and the fans say this one was a triumph, which makes absolutely no sense to me. The music is even lauded for how progressive it is, but it just sounded like mushmouth garbage done on Frooty Loops. Maybe, perhaps, I have no idea what is entertaining anymore or maybe watching a bunch of narcissistic, insufferable Gen Z nepo babies play narcissistic, insufferable Gen Z nepo babies just isn't my cup of tea. I'll look into that one day. In the meantime, fuck this movie.
1 out of 5