 What's going on guys welcome back to the channel critical overload here So I'm talking about Boas afraid in this video here today This would be my spoiler free review for Boas afraid It is directed and written by Ari Astru who has returned with yet another trippy experience of a movie that is visually stunning Confusing and definitely gonna require more than one viewing now the film is starring Joaquin Phoenix Patty loop Patty Lupin or Lupon Nathan Lane Amy Ryan Parker Posey and Steven McKinley Henderson now this is revolving around a I'll just keep it short and simple a paranoid Middle-aged man Embarking on the most bizarre journey home after the sudden death of his mother Boas afraid is still something I'm processing very much So I don't understand everything that I just witnessed But I know that the third act made me more eager to revisit it to catch everything I initially missed because the third act does tie up a lot of loose ends Puts things into perspective and then ultimately of course in true Ari Astru fashion at this point after seeing three of his movies Now I want to go watch it again because for the most part the movie is Something that keeps your attention the whole entire time, but I know a lot of people are gonna be Thrown off by how maybe incoherent and messy the story can be at times This is certainly his most polarizing piece so far. I can see it easily becoming that because this one without question a Lot of it is just it can be it can be viewed and interpreted as what I just said incoherent and messy However, the story will slowly come together with each rewatch like most of Astru's past movies have done for me Exposition dumping is not something I appreciate more than a movie like this that led to you the audience member Put this puzzle pieces together by providing evidence along the way through means that aren't constant dialogue dumps I made mention of this in my tweet last night and I still feel that the story is just a little messy and hard to follow But a second viewing will make things more clear. What is clear is that Ari Astru is able to somehow bring out a Ward worthy performances from anyone. He works with did it with Tony Colette did it with Florence Pugh Now he's doing it with Joaquin Phoenix and Patty Lepone The entire cast is amazing But these two are given material that they just devour every time they are on screen together I'd even go as far to argue that Patty wasn't more compelling than Joaquin becoming something of an Ari Astru Stable at this point. She herself is given a hereditary As a dinner table like monologue that never reaches the heights of what Colette did in that film But she still was able to retain my attention with each word that left her mouth during this sequence now Despite the writing mishaps the scripts themes about mommy issues paranoia parental trauma toxic parenting Self-discovery and cold dependency all shine bright and help keep the story engaging even when the pacing takes a nose Nose dive or two and I might be being generous when I say the pacing only takes a couple nose dives because there's really no reason This movie was over close to being over three hours long a lot of this could have been trimmed But yet still someone like Ari Astru putting on a movie like this is What what happens when you already prove that you are a talented filmmaker and I cannot take that away from Ari Astru He is a very talented filmmaker this overextended and dramatic examination of one-man psychotic collapse though is just filled with Mostly nothing but great visuals that showcase how talented again Astru truly is but strong direction doesn't need to overstay It's welcome and that's what Bo was afraid feels like it's doing more than once it's overstaying It's welcome in more simple words It's too much of a good thing more of the positive with this movie come again from Ari Astru's genius behind the camera in his ability To create tension build the tension create these exciting Ducing sequences and create awkward interactions that somehow never felt out of place with the film's overall tone The dark comedy aspects of this movie don't always land and work for me. Some of it was funny other moments I just thought were not Funny, but most people in my audience they were genuinely laughing at this movie the bizarre posture from Or what I meant to say was that Joaquin's performance I think is great He portrays awkward so well and makes you uncomfortable just as much as Bo is throughout this wild journey back home the posture of his facial expressions and his line delivery are all top-notch I'm trying to avoid saying too much about the characters But Bo is a man that longs for family acceptance companionship and the truth and Joaquin just brings all of these things From the character's life in a profound way screen fans will have something to enjoy here when they see Parker Posey and her brief appearance Which she did an amazing job for the little screen time that she had Overall, I think this movie is pretty good. It's pretty well made. It's just when you watch it It's one of those movies It's one of those movies where I know a lot of people if you're listening to my review if you just got done watching it You're probably gonna chime in down below saying that this movie is trashed because it was hard to follow I get that maybe the movie maybe movies like this do need to give a little bit more in Terms of making it easier for you to follow along because I know that that's gonna be the biggest thing about this movie They turn a lot of people off But from a technical standpoint this movie is very strong A lot of the things that are in this movie make it hard to deny that already asked There's one of the best directors working today. I do miss the miss the horror stuff that we got from him Though initially so I hope he re-enters the horror genre in the future because this was not more horror. It was more just bizarre Psychedelic drama if you will and I enjoyed every bit of it It was just not always that clear as to what what what the hell was happening up until about the third act and Things in between leading up to the third act. Yes, you know what is happening with bowl You get an understanding of who he is you can relate to bowl the characters around him All are somehow interesting despite being very one-dimensional in the case of the fact that we learn Enough about them to justify their existence on screen But none of them are able to become as relatable as bowl given that he's he makes up most of the screen time And he's our core central character, but outside of that The movie again gets a little messy, but that's where the second viewings will make me appreciate the film a lot more going forward I'm certain of that cinematography outstanding. I do think that the pacing was hit or miss Again, there was no reason for the for this movie to be that long. I thought the score was incredible and again Shout out to everybody who participated in this movie every performance was great Somehow every performance I saw on my my screen during this experience was great Another trippy experience from Ari Aster I want to give this movie a solid 7 out of 10 and again I am doing that most because the story I feel was a little too incoherent at times But it might grow on me and my rating could age to grow even higher with each new viewing Let me know just think about this down the comment section below if you have no recourse make sure you subscribe turn on Post notification numbers the video in the description. I'll have links on my social media accounts Facebook Twitter Instagram you can mention me there, of course There's any movies news or reviews you'd like me to cover in the future and with all that in mind guys I will see you in the next video