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Bodies Bodies review – a bloody good time

August 15, 2022

This movie review of Bodies Bodies Bodies contains no spoilers.

Oh, the bad things that happen to Zoomers when they get together in big mansions and are left to fend for themselves. I mean, horrible things. It’s no different for any generation because everyone is afraid of the dark. It doesn’t matter how sensitive the Gen Z population is to mental health issues and how sensitive they are to political correctness. Body Body Body perfectly combines the two with a wickedly clever script from Sarah DeLappe.

The film begins with a young homosexual couple, Sophie (The hate you give Amandla Stenberg) and Bee (Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova). Bee is stoic and says nothing when, on the way to Sophie’s best friend’s house, David (Pete Davidson) tells Bee that she loves him. Bee is from Ukraine but is the calm type and has nothing to do with the language barrier. She absorbs things and has a lot to digest when she meets Sophie’s friends. Jordan (Plan B’s Myha’la Herrold) thinks she has courage because she comes from a middle-class family. Emma (On the rocks’ Chase Sui Wonders) is David’s girlfriend. They have, to say the least, relationship problems. I seem to have a crush on Alice (Rachel Sennott) because he keeps referencing her new middle-aged boyfriend she found on Tinder, Greg (Lee Pace). He is a veteran who uses meditation and therapy masks.

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Sophie has a drug problem and hasn’t seen her friends for two years. Jordan is skeptical of Bee and toeing the line of a friend worried or obsessed with Sophie. However, she eventually befriends Bee after a few drinks. They all dance the night away until Sophie has an idea – let’s play Body Body Body. They tear a piece of yellow paper. One has an “X”, and each takes one. Everyone hides until the “ghost” finds one of them. They pretend to be dead. The only problem is that one of them turns out to be, uh, very dead. Now the few remaining must find out who the real killer among them is. Why not just call the cops? Well, didn’t I mention it was a hurricane party? He landed a few hours earlier. There is no exit or cell service. Even the landline is down.

The film is directed by Halina Reijn (Instinct), her debut as a feature film director. We mentioned that DeLappe rewrote the screenplay, but the original was by Kristen Roupenian (who received story credit), so she deserves credit as well. The end product is a dark and sharp comedic satire that makes the most of its young and talented cast. They’re all so good here, but Stenberg’s Sophie and Bakalova’s Bee have terrific chemistry and are responsible for much of the film’s tension-filled staying power. Shiva baby Rachel Sennott gets the most laughs. She hilariously uses empathy in the bloodiest of situations to communicate with anyone with mental health issues due to their body dysmorphia. And don’t get her started about her podcast.

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Yes, the scenario is not perfect because it tries to evoke characters that are too different. You have the addict, the neurotic, the cool, the nice, etc. Many may complain that winning is a road to nowhere, but the storyline plotted makes it work. However, the big reveal is some well-deserved credit for the film crew here. It’s just as original and turns out to be absurdly funny. I won’t say more for fear of spoilers, but just know this – Body Body Body is a hell of a good time at the movies.

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