Sony Pictures releases Bodies Bodies Bodies in UK and Irish cinemas on September 9, 2022.
Synopsis
When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game goes awry in this fresh and funny look at backstabbing, fake friends, and one party gone very, very wrong
Review
Sometimes the best films have the simplest premise, in this case the story centres on a group of old school friends who decide to bunker down in one of their rich parents houses during a hurricane and throw a ‘hurricane party’. It’s only when one of them turns up dead after a party game gets too real when their friendships and pasts are put to the ultimate test.
I found myself originally going in blind on this film, sold solely on the A24 involvement as their recent films have been absolutely on point.
This approach originally had me somewhat against the film as I found none of the characters particularly enjoyable but it was only after a reflection that I discovered this was the point of the film! These are not good people, they display good traits through a thin layer of caring before their true nature springs to the surface in various ways as well as showing their friendships are barely skin deep.
Each character has ‘cliché’ characteristics we commonly see in modern society, their way of speaking, the way they choose to identify, their obsession with their false social media life to seem better than what they actually are. It’s only when these characters are put under the immense pressure of a real life ‘whodunit’ when their real personalities and flaws come to the surface and their problems with each other get brought into the light.
The film leaves you guessing throughout as well, leading false breadcrumbs and allowing you to theorise throughout until the final few minutes before leaving you with the credits rolling and the truth. Not many ‘whodunit’ films do this as they usually reveal the killer by the final act and let it go wild until the credits.
This is by all means a dark comedy from A24 and Sony and should be taken with this in mind as opposed to a dark serious thriller. Ultimately I found this film far more enjoyable once I knew this and a somewhat dark sense of humour to see these deplorable characters essentially putting themselves through the ringer until nothing is left but the cold hard truth.
Verdict
Bodies, Bodies, Bodies is a satirical twist on the ‘whodunit’ genre leaving you guessing until the very end. Its crazy cast of characters brought to life by a superb cast and an ending that will leave you wide eyed.
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