DCP at Lincoln Center (NY premiere; NYFF)
Neck biting has never been less sexy. Guadagnino should have watched Coppola’s Dracula and taken some notes. Or maybe, simply, bloodsucking is hot while flesheating is not? That’s how Bones and All has me convinced.
Mark Rylance is just reprising his role from Don’t Look Up, but for some reason we’re supposed to take him seriously now? Never once found him remotely intimidating. When he’s lecturing Maren, all I could think of was Pee Wee Herman’s crack cocaine PSA.
“Your mom died.” “Oh shucks, okay. So what can you tell me about her?” “Ugh why don’t you just ask her?” “Huh?” “Oh yeah I lied five seconds ago; she’s actually alive.” — The script might have needed a couple more passes.
I at least had some fun in all its ridiculousness.