Joaquin Phoenix is on an existential search for his mother in Ari Aster's insufferable—but occasionally quite good—horror comedy.
. The movie concludes with a slew of sophomoric dick jokes and hackneyed gags about an overbearing Jewish mother .The main problem is this: Phoenix is acting his brains out and taking this all very seriously but when a movie is so untethered to reality there are simply no stakes. Aster and Phoenix bet the ranch that when the zaniness is paused and the chronically-afraid Beau expresses sadness or terror, we will connect with the drama.
The movie starts with the volume cranked to 10, then never takes a breath. At three hours it is unbearable. Yes, this is meant to be a “bad trip” of a movie, taking you inside the experience of someone undergoing a crisis, but there’s a limit. And then it’s revealed that this grown man has mommy issues. For that you made me sit through all this noise?It’s like the satanic speed metal band, Slayer.
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