Bodies Bodies Bodies follows the story of a group of friends who do play a card game of one of them being a killer until the bodies start piling up. The story is instantaneously interesting and it was reminiscent of the card game Mafia which I really enjoyed playing. A very recent game “Among Us” also was on a similar theme. But to weave a slasher story around it did seem like an interesting idea. But the screenplay is a bit of a letdown. Standing at a shade above 90 minutes does ensure that it is a brisk watch but it is twisted and uneventful at the same time.

The drama has a longer than required prelude of about 20 odd minutes before the actual event(read : the first killing) does take place. In films like these when the audience enters the film, you do not want to spend a lot of time on the buildup and character dynamics. That does take the excitement out of the drama instantly. It was a rather weak opening to a slasher film.

The game which the characters play, does set the ball rolling nicely for the things to follow. The setup is interesting wherein a body of a friend with his throat slit is found. This until all the characters panic and begin to doubt one another. But this interesting premise is short lived as the events leading up to the other killings are uneventful and uninspiring(no puns intended). There are so many sequences which could have been executed better by building on the tension which was created in the drama. But the insipid writing ensures that you are constantly distracted.

The drama never really rises above the script. A whodunnit should ideally have the audiences playing the guessing game on who the culprit is. But the excitement is lacking here as you just go through the motions as all the friends are bumped off one by one. The final act does spring a surprise with a clever little twist at the end which then has elements of dark humour to it. But till then it is too little too late in what is just about an average screenplay in an otherwise interesting setup.