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Bodies Bodies Bodies
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Bodies Bodies Bodies

Set over a night with a storm blowing and a murder that sets of a chain reaction Bodies Bodies Bodies is one of the most fun evenings that a viewer can have with some of the most obnoxious people they could think of meeting.
Set in a mansion at a party hosted by the very wealthy David (Pete Davidson) he’s invited a number of friends and acquittances. It turns out that despite the invites, some aren’t actually all that friendly and as the night goes on their petty and not so petty differences start to manifest. Egos begin to clash as sides are taken, none of this helped by the copious booze and drugs.
Games are also on the programme and they decide to play bodies, bodies, bodies. Which is a whodunnit with them all getting a piece of paper, the one who has the X is the killer. As they disperse around the house, with a raging storm and then power cuts it’s not long before the bodies start to pile up around them.
Based on a screenplay by Sarah DeLappe, from a story by Kristen Roupenian, director Halin Reijn has come with a very enjoyable whodunnit. The cast may initially appear throwaways for the blender but digging deeper this is also about friendship and what it actually is.
For some here it’s built-on sand; they’ve known each other for many years, yet it’s all superficial. This is teased out over the course of the film and lets the viewer in to build a rapport with some who despite their wealth have serious issues such as drug dependency and mental health issues, others are just a lost cause.
Technically it’s a brilliant film with pacy directing and excellent use of light and shade. At times its lit only by mobile lights which adds to the paranoia and claustrophobia. There’s a comic vibe about it though that is more through the delivery of one-liners than anything else. The horror and violence are well blended though its not explicit.
For a film that’s billed as a comedy horror, set in a vast house on a stormy night the set-up could appear to be a creaky horror cliché. However, that’s just the setting and this is as much about the characters which are surprisingly well developed, if not always particularly likeable.