Bodies Bodies Bodies
Directed by Halina Reijn
- comedy
- mystery
- horror
The story
In an isolated family mansion, a group of rich 20-somethings decides to play Bodies Bodies Bodies, a game where one of them is secretly a "killer" while the rest tries to "escape". Things take a turn for the worse when real bodies start turning up, setting off a paranoid and dangerous chain of events.
What it’s like
Hurricane wind and rain lash the glass of a sprawling modern mansion, and the film keeps its camera close and restless, moving through rooms lit by cold blue-white fluorescents, flashlight beams and the glow of phone screens. The palette is glossy and sterile, all white marble, pale wood and expensive lamps, then splashed with blood-red wine and cheap party neon. Long handheld takes drift through crowded, chattering scenes, so the frame feels like it is always one step behind the argument. The score is sparse and synthetic, with sudden stings and stretches of near silence where the wind does the work. Vibe: caustic, paranoid, darkly funny, a satire of wealthy young people turning on each other. Violence is sudden and bloody but brief, with some gore and a few sharp gun and sword moments; there is strong profanity, drug use, and sexual talk and adult situations, but no sexual nudity. It suits a late-night watch with friends, or a sharp-edged Friday when you want laughs that turn nervous. For people who enjoy whodunits that mock their own characters and who don't mind mean, messy humour.
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