I finally got around to seeing Beau Is Afraid. I wanted to see it in the theater but it’s hard for me to commit to watching a three-hour movie, at home or otherwise. Even though I can easily spend that long or longer playing a video game.
Agree that the big reveal in the attic was a disappointment. I guess they were going for something like Society but it looked cheap and didn’t really work. That said, with as many wild scenes as there are, not all of them are going to land gracefully and I appreciate how outrageous everything is and I’m glad they weren’t more cautious about what to include.
It’s kind of hard to think of who I might recommend this to but I really liked it. Makes me think of movies like Zardoz, where the filmmakers are able to get a budget for something off the wall following a mainstream success.
Lots of great dark comedy moments, surrealism, and clever writing.