“Bodies, Bodies, Bodies” is as repetitive and uncreative as its title. The “horror/comedy,” which is strikingly lacking in both comedy and horror, is a complete waste of time.  The aggravating and mindless thought processes of its protagonists as well as the redundant and “quirky” ending leaves watchers with an hour and half void where something entertaining should’ve been.  The big name comedian on screen, Pete Davidson, fails to captivate with his acting, and the main message is squandered by the film’s absurdity. 

You open to a picturesque view of a forest, where the film takes place in its entirety.  More specifically, they stay in a gorgeous mansion, one owned by the father of a protagonist, and one in the aforementioned forest.  Most of the action takes place during a “Hurricane Party,” where they have a party, in a hurricane. Many of the characters are partying, drinking, and playing games. The lights go out shortly into the night and most of the film takes place in the dark, giving the scenes the ominous aura suitable for a horror film.  The movie actually seems interesting until it starts.

All of the protagonists are lampoons of Gen-Z supposedly bearing a message. Upon finding that David (Pete Davison) has died shortly following an argument, the characters go into a frenzy. More people die due to extremely avoidable and nonsensical reasons, and it leaves untrusting lovers at the end to make a grandstand, until they find the true killer of David.  The movie is filled with the most numbing missteps and tropes out there.  OH MY GOD THEY LEFT THE CAR LIGHTS ON AND THE CAR DIED AND THEY CAN’T ESCAPE! Why was there one car for like a dozen people? Who knows, who cares. 

You could say that it is a story about communication, maybe selfishness, but all of that is overshadowed.  The characters are the comical-fist-waving-senior-citizen perception of the current generation of kids. Every character is incredibly self-centered, wreckless, unaware, and stupid.  Each sentence was carefully chosen to make you wince in second hand embarrassment.  It’s easy to pick up on some undertones about miscommunication and assumption, but it’s so overblown that the only intended point you can get from the movie is that gen z dumb.  Maybe I’m just not ready for this level of insight and wisdom.

There is one character in the movie, Bee, intended to be the voice of reason in the group.  Instead of being pompous like the rest of the characters, she’s reserved, polite, tactful, and, above all else, reasonable. Bee is meant to be the character you resonate with, but her extreme ordinarity serves to pull apart the plausibility in the rest of the characters.  People can be dumb, selfish, arrogant, idiotic, and redundant, but these are also not exclusive attributes of one generation. Bee’s existence does nothing for the story but shows its own flaws.

“Bodies Bodies Bodies” is a piss poor attempt at a “quirky” horror movie, lacking in most elements necessary to entice.  If the characters had any sort of reasoning ability, or the ending wasn’t the lamest thing ever, maybe you would have something. But the climactic build never reaches any sort of real climax, and the answer to the cause of violence is disproportionately unamusing.  There was no point in the movie that had me out of my seat, biting my nails, or cowering under a blanket. The message doesn’t land with the audience, making those criticized feel more ostracized than enlightened.  “Bodies Bodies Bodies” is truly an unfortunate watch.