The genre persists, in part, because audiences love to watch fat cats go splat. There are certainly other slashers in this vein. Overused Twitterspeak like the words “toxic,” “narcissist” and “gaslighting” have been lampooned in plenty of other projects, as has the fragility of well-heeled young people. The only thing that really sets “Bodies Bodies Bodies” apart is its place in the A24 hype machine, where it doubles as a 95-minute advertisement for cleavage and Charli XCX’s latest single. In case you didn’t get it, these are not good people. David (Pete Davidson), whose parents own the estate, is particularly bothered by Pace’s character, Greg, who he insists is “not, like, that hot.” (Spoiler alert: He is.) The film gets its name and premise from a game the gang plays, a sort of manhunt-meets-mafia that kicks off with everyone taking a shot and hitting the person next to them in the face. Petty arguments and egoism underscore every interaction. Sophie’s sobriety gets a tepid “Yay!” before her buds glug down champagne and snort up coke. Unfortunately for Bee, Sophie’s friends - and probably Sophie herself - are heinous. Instead, “Bodies Bodies Bodies” is so intent on oozing cool-kid apathy that it serves up a whole lot of nothing. Stocked with fresh talent - Maria Bakalova (“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”), Rachel Sennott (“Shiva Baby”) and Chase Sui Wonders (“Generation”) are among the glitzy cast - this could be a scathing satire. But this film is not special, and like its shallow characters, it is persistently unaware of its own inanity. It’s visually appealing and nicely acted.
It’s not that “Bodies Bodies Bodies” is bad.
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This is a movie perfectly tailored to one of A24’s key demographics: bougie 25-year-olds who value branding over substance. Now so is “Bodies Bodies Bodies,” a horror film directed by Halina Reijn that’s bloated with pompous irony.
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Its co-produced HBO series “Euphoria,” where teenage sex bombs dress up their thousand-yard stares in glittery eye shadow, is an easy example. Perhaps best known for releasing jaw-dropping original films like “Moonlight” and “Midsommar,” the film distributor A24 is also in the business of glamorizing youthful nihilism.
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