The film follows a group of wealthy youths partying at their parent's extra mansion during a hurricane. That plot is already absurd. Sophie, played by Amandla Stenberg, brings her girlfriend, Bee, played by Maria Bakalova, to hang out with her friends.
The group decides to play a game called Bodies Bodies Bodies. One of them is the killer and taps the others on the shoulder to signify they're dead. The others have to figure out the killer. When one dies in real life, the game and its paranoia become real as they try to figure out which one of them is murdering the others.
The clever design of the plot creates tension and humor as the wealthy group of friends turns on each other and their principles to survive the night.
I enjoy films that keep me interested and guessing. I frequently guess a film's twist within the first 15 minutes, but I did not guess this film's end at all. It was fun not to know for once.
Furthermore, I enjoy movies that aren't afraid of unlikeable characters. The assumption with "likable" characters is that audiences won't care what happens to unlikeable characters. However, unlikeable characters can be the most exciting to watch because they do things the average person wouldn't. This film doesn't shy away from that.
The one "normal" person in the film is the only likable character, but she receives the worst treatment from the others. Bee is constantly not understanding the absurd excess of the judgemental, self-involved, self-righteous people around her but tries to fit in. As the audience, we share her position, but we get to laugh at it.
I don't like Pete Davidson. For the first time, I got the appeal of casting him. His character is the most obnoxious jackass I've ever seen. Pete Davidson nails the performance. His face is so punchable.
Lee Pace also gives a strong performance. He's a bit older than the rest of the cast. While his character, Greg, is there to have fun, he quickly grows tired of the paranoia. He is not rewarded for his tolerance of the entitled behavior of the youths.
The film offers commentary reminiscent of the Scream franchise with its combination of violence and humor. The violence is excessive and surprising, the characters don't take the situation as seriously as they should, and the plot unfurls slowly, revealing the most poignant commentary at the last moment.
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