Here Is My Movie Review Of Beau Is Afraid
Now when I saw the trailer for this movie I legitimately thought I was high because of all the weird stuff that happened in the trailer so I watched this film and I absolutely enjoyed it. It's one of the most trippy films of 2023.
So basically what happens is that you have this guy Named Beau And he is coping with the lost of his mother Mona And he gets free of like garbage by everyone in town people just walk all over him and see him like shit so he decided to retrieve back to his tower home to pay his mother some respect and that's basically what the story is for this film it's about Beau trying to get back to his childhood home to stay his file words to his dead mom. Now the storyline of this movie is really weird because a lot of stuff happens and it works perfectly for the film.
However the absolute big standout of the entire film is joaquin Phoenix as Beau because his performance is one of the most disturbing and one of the best performances he has ever given in his career it's disturbing because he does a lot of weird shit at the character but it works for the film's benefit because the whole film is weird but it was his best performances of 2023 and one of the best performances in his the career because Joaquin Phoenix is it terrific actor. But as weird as the performance and that is nothing to the character of Beau because this guy is really not well he goes through a lot crazy stuff you get tree and white garbage and he gets attacked and run over while he's naked he meets this weird couple this house he Is in the play and he goes through a lot of weird stuff. The same where Beau finds out that his mother capped his dead father in the Attic and it is one of us fucked up moments of the entire film because he always thought that his father left him. But no he was stuck in the attic. He became this demon that's a running corpse. It's one of the most disturbing moments of the entire film. The chemistry between him and Amy Ryan, Nathan Lane, Patti LuPone, Kelly Rogers Is terrific.
Nathan Lane plays Roger In the film and his performance is so Intense and chilling and you can tell that he is having a lot of fun as the character. The character of Roger is really interesting because at first he really cares about Beau but as the film goes on he starts to become more creeped out of Beau’s methods and what he does to the point that he doesn't want to help him get home. The scene where Roger meets Beau for the first time and it's house it's not only really creepy but it makes sense because he mentions to him that he got hit by a car. It is probably one most disturbing scene of the entire film because it sets up there are eventual hatred for each other as the film goes on. It is probably one of the most important moments in the entire film. The chemistry between him and Joaquin Phoenix is fantastic.
Amy Ryan plays Roger’s wife Grace in the film. Her performance is magnificent. She does such a glorious job as this character you can tell she puts in a lot of effort in her performance. The character of Grace is really interesting because much Like her husband Roger at first she really cares about Beau. But she slowly starts to question if he is very trustworthy or if he's just a crazy psychopath. The thing where she finds her daughter Toni covered in pain and not only that really disturbing but it makes sense she's freaking out because she thinks that Beau sexually abused her. It is probably the most disturbing moment of the entire film. The chemistry between her and Joaquin Phoenix is amazing.
Kelly Rogers plays Grace and Rogers' daughter Toni In the film and her performance is brilliant. You can tell that she is having a lot of fun in the film as this character. Now Toni as a character is really incredible but really disturbing because she enjoys Torturing Beau enjoy the raping him and just suggesting him into a lot of weird and disturbing situations the same when she's like drinking blue paint and then kisses Beau on the mouth and just smearing the paint all over him really fucking disgusting and it shows just how unstable this character is in the film. It is probably the most messed up but Important moment of the entire film. The chemistry between her and Joaquin Phoenix is perfect.
Patti LuPone plays Beau's mother Mona In the film and out of all the performances in the film her performance is probably the scariest and one the most nail biting performances in the entire film. Now well the performance is disturbing that is nothing compared to the character of Mona because this character is a fucking bitch she hates her son and she literally says to her son Beau he was always a piece of shit and was so ungrateful towards her that her life became shit when he was born and she also mentioned that it's his fault that no one likes her at all and see even said that she was sick of him giving her the same present over and over again She also enjoyed punishing Beau by stuffing in the Attic wherever he didn't listen to her The scene where Mona revealed to her son Beau that see the line it was the scariest moments of the entire film because he believes that his mother is dead she died but it's surprisingly twist she was fine the entire time and the twist reveal that she was alive the whole time and never wanted to pay any more attention to her son it's probably the most disturbing twist of 2023. I think Mona Is up there with The High Evolutionary from Guardians to the Galaxy volume 3 as one of the most disturbing villains of 2023. The chemistry between her and Joaquin Phoenix is magnificent.
However as exquisite as the acting is the best thing about this film is the directing by Air Aster Because what I love about his direct date I can do the glorious job of disgusting the subject of wife like to suffer through anxiety because it can happen to anybody and it can lead to a lot of panic attacks I think it did really tremendous of how can you takes it really seriously because dealing with anxiety is really scary and very nerve-wracking. I also like how he develops all the characters, especially Beau because Beau is a character that has suffered a lot, his mother training him like shit and everybody around him treats like garbage and he just wants to be respected and you can really feel bad for him. I think he did a glorious job of doing that.
So in conclusion I still really enjoyed this film. The storyline is really weird but really incredible because of how messed up and disturbing it is, like having this guy who has had a horrible childhood trying to look for his childhood home so he could pay his respect to his mother. Also all the performances are tremendous especially from Joaquin Phoenix and Patti LuPone who give the best performance in the film. This is in my top 20 favorite films of 2023. I think this film is up there with Everything Everywhere All At Once with Ke Huy Quan as one of the most trippy A24 films and one of my favorite A24 films of all time. I highly recommend you watch the film especially if you enjoy Color Out in Space with Nicolas Cage. I give this movie a 10/10.
