Sweet & Sour Reviews: ‘Beau Is Afraid’

Opinions are mixed on whether Ari Aster’s latest is scary good or frightfully bad. Here are a few sweet and sour takes from the Letterboxd community.

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🍊 SWEET 🍊

“F- CinemaScore, will lose A24 millions of dollars, made for almost nobody, viscerally stunning, best movie I’ve ever seen, Patti Lupone Oscar.” - hashtagsteven

“the greatest cinematic depiction of mommy issues since psycho (1960)” - mistat

“Don't worry, the "funny" Ari Aster movie is still a three-hour waking nightmare.” - jamiecinematics

“a three hour odyssey made for absolutely no one but the director. now that’s what i’m talking about.” - cantinaband

“i wanna hug my mom so bad rn” - theonlyoneram_

🍋 SOUR 🍋

“Like, that's it?” - colonelmortimer

“There’s some special ingredients here but no recipe.” - jshoez

“A strong contender for the most exhausting film I’ve ever seen. I’m not even angry or annoyed with it, I just want to crawl into a hole and die.” - thecinemacorner

“Matt is tired.” - mlingo