Building off the fantastically outlandish premise of a suicide cult occupying the apartment of a normal couple, before taking things to illogical extremes. This setup invites a revolving door of beloved b-list comedians who show up for one-act performances, to varying degrees of craziness.
If the overblown title didn't already give it away, the film has no interest in being understated. The plot opts to follow a zany zig zag rather than make any attempt at coherent realism, so if you like your comedy grounded, this may not be for you. For the most part, the absurdism is amusing, taking things in some unexpected directions. Occasionally, it does come across a little awkwardly, with a couple of the non sequitur monologues overstaying their welcome.
Quirky to a fault, but still an enjoyable little black comedy if you can sustain a sense of humour about suicide.
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss
2018
Action / Comedy / Horror / Thriller
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss
2018
Action / Comedy / Horror / Thriller
Plot summary
A small-town couple finds the perfect apartment in the big city, except there's one catch: the apartment is home to the ritualistic suicides of a deranged cult.
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Off the wall indie comedy
You'll love it or you'll hate it.
I loved it. But I have yet to meet a movie associated with Taika Waititi that I didn't love. If you're a fan of his sort of off-beat comedy, you'll have a blast. There's never a dull moment so be prepared to stop and rewind often to catch every hilarious dead-pan one-liner (or bathtub monologue). The only part I didn't love was the end, which, I will admit, runs dark if you're a thinking sort of person. If you're a fan of indie comedies, give this one a try for sure. But even as someone who is definitely about to watch this for a third time, I can see how it wouldn't be for everyone so don't be afraid to skip this if off-beat, satirical, absurd comedy is not your field.
Absolutely absurd dark comedy!
I actually really enjoy absurd dark comedy, so this film really does it for me. I can see why the reviews are polarised, because I think you'd either love, or hate just how absurd, and dark it actually is. But on the upside I think you'd know pretty quickly into the film if you are going to enjoy it or not. Since it starts from the word go.
I don't think it's as good as the directors other films, but it's still extremely enjoyable. And weird. But I really loved the weirdness to it.