A jealous David, for instance, despises the attention the women throw toward Greg, and wallops him - BAM - on the cheek. In each slap, however, is more than just a slap. In reality, the tournament derives from several names, such as Werewolf, but the basic rules are as follows: Each person slaps their friend across the face and takes a shot. Tightly wound in anxiousness, the mood turns when Sophie suggests they play a game called Bodies Bodies Bodies. A hurricane is barreling down on them, soon to entrap the group in their spacious mansion, but the real interpersonal whirlwinds have yet to come. And then there’s Sophie’s old flame Jordan (Myha’la Herrold), radiating “I still love you” vibes. An aloof Alice (Rachel Sennott) runs a podcast called “Hanging out with your smartest, funniest friend.” Her rugged boyfriend Greg (Lee Pace) is more of a sideshow specimen of an everyman, there to entertain her friends by merely existing. ![]() An actress, the empathic Emma (Chase Sui Wonders) rarely appears genuine to her friends. In the first half of the film, a rave more than a story, it’s difficult to determine how these wealthy trust fund kids are at all interesting - beyond their clearly humorous vapidness. Populated by a feverish humor and governed by fatalistic doom, Reijin’s “Bodies Bodies Bodies” moves with a slapdash pace that belies its sturdy aesthetic construction. Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 40 Films the Director Wants You to Seeĥ0 Directors' Favorite Horror Movies: Bong Joon Ho, Quentin Tarantino, Guillermo del Toro, and More 'The Estate' Review: Toni Collette and Anna Faris Flail Through Half-Baked Payday Comedy New Movies: Release Calendar for November 4, Plus Where to Watch the Latest Films She’s taking the quiet Bee, an enigma without a past and seemingly without a future, to David’s isolated forest-bound mansion to introduce her new sweetheart to her filthy rich friends. Sophie is deceptively assured, the kind of confidence that comes when you’re used to hiding your losses beneath the surface. An intimate camera nestles close to them, as Sophie tells Bee, “I love you.” The camera holds, suspended in Bee’s unreciprocated response. The first shot of the film, in fact, is a close-up of the pair kissing, transitioning to them rolling in the grass. ![]() “Bodies Bodies Bodies” tells the story of Bee (Maria Bakalova) and Sophie (Amandla Stenberg) two young women in a six-week relationship caught in the liminal space between casual and serious. While Davidson is a scene stealer, he’s not not the focal point of a film wherein relationships disintegrate, faux activism is lampooned, and murder ensues. It’s my whole vibe.” Davidson plays David, the hot-headed, acid-humored, toxic male personality who serves as the catalyst for a night of mayhem. There’s a moment in Halina Reijin’s raucous new film “ Bodies Bodies Bodies” in which a frustrated Pete Davidson steps away from the ongoing rich kids party taking place in his secluded mansion, and - with a brazen self-awareness of his fuckboi persona - exclaims, “I look like I fuck. A24 releases the film in theaters on Friday, August 5. Editor’s note: This review was originally published at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival.
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