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Bodies Bodies Bodies

2022

Halina Reijn

Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Rachel Sennott, Myha'la Herrold ...

5.4

3,158

Thriller. Horror. Mystery When a group of affluent 20-somethings plans a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game turns deadly in this look at backstabbing, fake friends, and one party gone very, very wrong.

	Author	Review
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"[It] is like 'And Then There Were None' staged by John Cassavetes for the age of Instagram."	POS
United States	Lovia Gyarkye The Hollywood Reporter	"Fans of the genre might struggle to fully buy Bodies Bodies Bodies’ slasher intrigue, but it would be difficult to deny the strength of the performances."	POS
United States	Jenny Nulf Austin Chronicle	"'Bodies Bodies Bodies' slightly fizzles out like a party game that's gone on too long, but fortunately it doesn't sputter out too much. A fun, inverted single location thrill ride"	NEU
United States	Valerie Complex Deadline	"While the narrative and plotting aren’t always tight, Bodies Bodies Bodies serves as more of a warning on what can happen (...) what happens when everyone in your friend group is toxic, including yourself"	POS
United States	Robert Daniels IndieWire	"It’s the uproarious image of rich kids without wifi, descending into frothing at the mouth, bloody madness, that makes Reijin’s 'Bodies Bodies Bodies' an unmistakable Gen Z anthem for blood."	POS
United States	Luke Hicks The Film Stage	"With 'Bodies Bodies Bodies' there's room to laugh, a sense of self-awareness that doesn't overcome the parody but offers respite from its grasp"	NEU
United States	Lex Briscuso SlashFilm	"A unique, darkly funny, and intriguing horror. Let the games begin"	POS
United States	Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"The pitch-black humor has sharp teeth and hurts almost as much, sometimes more, as the gnarly kills. The cast is more than up to the task of this bizarre and engaging but deadly social experiment (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Mark Keizer AV Club	"The film is more observational than scathingly critical, and there are moments when we’re not sure if that’s a problem—or the point"	NEU
United States	Marya E. Gates The Playlist	"By combining petty drama, deadpan humor, and the terror of human emotions, the filmmakers effortlessly straddle a liminal space between comedy and horror"	POS
Canada	J Hurtado Screen Anarchy	"The script from Kristen Roupenian is razor sharp, with dialogue and intricate interpersonal detail making these characters really sing"	POS
United States	Jesse Hassenger Polygon	"'Bodies Bodies Bodies' is a fun ride through those well-founded anxieties, but as the end credits roll, some viewers may still be waiting for more of a punch —or a better punchline"	NEU
United States	Abby Olcese rogerebert.com	"It's exactly as fun as that description sounds (...) 'Bodies Bodies Bodies' smartly allows its talented cast to dig themselves into a gloriously silly hole, keeping viewers guessing about the resolution until the final minutes"	POS
United States	Aurora Amidon Paste Magazine	"It boasts a clever conceit and mostly effective execution, while also offering a refreshing take on the murder mystery (...) Genre milestone for films about this generation"	POS
United States	Richard Lawson Vanity Fair	"As this process unfolds, Reijn and DeLappe manage some moments of shivery suspense (...) But narratively, the film grows awfully repetitive"	NEU
United States	Rafael Motamayor IGN	"['Bodies Bodies Bodies']' great ensemble and delightfully chaotic script make for a tense and laugh-out-loud funny film"	POS
United States	Derek Smith Slant	"Helina Reijn’s film is as hilarious as it is pointed, with its dialogue distinctly attuned to the Gen Z mindset (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"A group of friends die one-by-one as a party game goes horribly wrong in this well-acted and often very funny slasher with a neat, if frustrating, twist (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"Reijn’s film, which was written by Sarah DeLappe and Kristen Roupenian, succeeds in making a young basement horror movie for today (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Fran Hoepfner The Wrap	"Though it has a neat ending (...) the whole thing feels relatively nihilist and toothless at the end of the day. The characters are left wondering what the point of it all was. So is its audience"	NEU
United States	Justin Chang Los Angeles Times	"It’s kind of funny and kind of scary, if ultimately neither funny nor scary enough to keep the two modes from canceling each other out"	NEU
United States	Tomris Laffly rogerebert.com	"Reijn makes terrific use of all the nooks and crannies of the house, nimbly navigating a mazy string of events with edge-of-your-seat intrigue, a decent dose of frights and a genuine sense of humor (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Leah Greenblatt Entertainment Weekly	"It's also just straight-up fun: a black-hearted comedy of manners meets contemporary social nightmare, written in blood and vape smoke"	POS

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