Review of Swiss Army Man (2016) by Thequietgamer — 31 Dec 2016

Probably the deepest movie with fart jokes out there. Swiss Army Man provides a very juvenile look at life and it's complexities. It's about love, loneliness, friendship, and really just life in general. It's remarkably sweet and touching. Something you might not expect in the face of it's childish and absurd sense of humor.

It's a very weird film. It's certainly original and very unique. While perhaps a bit crass in the humor department, the all around craziness of the things I saw kept me laughing throughout. Sometimes things get outright stupid. Yet, the movie's full on embrace of this makes it hard to turn away from. That's partially because there's more to it than just over the top physical humor and masturbation jokes. Swiss Army Man can be surprisingly insightful. It's a little muddled in it's presentation of the topics it wishes to talk about. It's bizarre nature has a tendency to get in the way of the message. Swiss Army Man has a warmth and positivity to it that few other films do. You'll need to have a stomach for adolescent humor to get to the heart of things. If that kind of humor is right up your alley then you may find this to be the dramedy you've always dreamed of. It's certainly not for everyone and perhaps the execution could be better in some areas, but when it comes to outlandish comedy and surprisingly meaningful insights into humans desire for companionship, Swiss Army Man is still largely a success.

7.