Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough's (Surprisingly Moving?) 'Sasquatch Sunset' Weirds Out Sundance
Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough's 'Sasquatch Sunset' Weirds Out Sundance With Bigfoots Having Sex, Vomiting and Farting https://t.co/rchYFdHZp1
- Variety (@Variety) January 20, 2024
• "Less than 15 minutes into the film, one moviegoer announced, to nobody in particular, “This is the weirdest movie ever.”" There were walkouts but those who stayed mostly loved it.
• The actors had to act in heavy, detailed Bigfoot costumes and had to take classes from a mime to emote.
• The documentary-style film from the Zellner Brothers (Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter), which has zero dialogue or narration but plenty of grunts, captures an immersive, “true” depiction of the daily life of the Sasquatch. That apparently involves sex, masturbation, vomiting, flatulence and plenty of other gory acts.
• Keough sings the closing song.
‘Sasquatch Sunset’ Review: Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough Eat, Fart, and Love Their Way Through a Bigfoot Family Tale https://t.co/1NrXL999PO pic.twitter.com/TgUJ9y7OjL
- IndieWire (@IndieWire) January 20, 2024
"The costumes and makeup are going to get you first (they’re fantastic), but don’t discount the sneaky emotional power that lurks under enough hair and skin and dirt and little, skinny pee-pees (sorry, they cannot not be mentioned here, as prevalent as they are in the film) to make even the most eagle-eyed of audiences not quite realize they’re looking at Jesse Eisenberg or Riley Keough.
[...] There’s a tenderness here, not just between the Sasquatches (and even then, not always just tenderness!) but for nature itself. We may feel connected to this family, but this family is connected to the Earth and the world around in them in a way that humans long ago left behind. That’s our loss, and as the Zellners build to an end that will surely leave some audience members miffed, we soon begin to see the truth: it’s also a loss for the Sasquatch."
'Sasquatch Sunset' Sundance Review: An unrecognisable Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg impress in this dialogue-free Bigfoot drama, says @TimGrierson https://t.co/zXecwpcA2P
- Screen International (@Screendaily) January 20, 2024
"Writer-directors David Zellner and Nathan Zellner’s fifth feature is easily their finest, a portrait of a Bigfoot community that starts out as an absurdist comedy before slowly transforming into a moving study of survival and loss.
All four performances are impressive, but Keough and Eisenberg are especially so; neither relies on star persona, resulting in untamed and unguarded portrayals of these wild creatures. It would have been easy for them to come across as ridiculous, but the force and commitment of their focus feels effortless. Heightened by The Octopus Project’s expressive score, which segues from indie-folk to electronic dissonance, the ensemble essay a meditation on the fragility of family that is unassuming yet incredibly stirring."
SASQUATCH SUNSET plays like a nature doc where you follow a family of Bigfoots. Jesse Eisenberg & Riley Keough are unrecognizable in costume. So much emotion is achieved with zero dialogue, it's oddly compelling and profound in surprising ways.
Review coming to @DiscussingFilm pic.twitter.com/mdbND6KiLx
- Andrew J. Salazar @ Sundance (@AndrewJ626) January 20, 2024
One of my favorite things to think after seeing a movie - That’s a bonkers big swing! How does it exist? And that’s certainly what I’ve been thinking since walking out of SASQUATCH SUNSET.
It’s a slice of life movie … with a Sasquatch family. Riley Keough, Jesse Eisenberg,… pic.twitter.com/iXFd6zY7Vr
- Perri Nemiroff (@PNemiroff) January 20, 2024
"It’s a slice of life movie … with a Sasquatch family. Riley Keough, Jesse Eisenberg, Christophe Zajac-Denek & Nathan Zellner in head to toe FX makeup, hair and costumes just absolutely going for it while bringing the day to day life of a Sasquatch to screen. It’s beautifully photographed, quite funny and shockingly emotional at times. A deeply fascinating filmmaking feat I will likely obsess over."
The Zellner brothers do it again w/SASQUATCH SUNSET, building out a ludicrous, gag-tastic premise and pushing it to profound, even cosmic heights. Rarely has body humor had a conservationist message or such good wordless performances in makeup. Something for everyone! #sundance
- erickohn (@erickohn) January 20, 2024
Somehow, this wordless, grunty movie about a Sasquatch family gives Riley Keough her most affecting role ever. As a Sasquatch. https://t.co/RB6QHwoNds
- Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) January 20, 2024
SASQUATCH SUNSET is so beautiful in so many ways. Has gorgeous cinematography and a spellbinding score. And the cast is fantastic, early frontrunners as best ensemble this year. Very slice-of-life, but a wonderful journey to experience. #sundance #Sundance2024 @ThisIsForReel
- TSJ @ Sundance 2024 (@beingTSJ) January 20, 2024
SASQUATCH SUNSET: the quotidian existence of these cryptozooids is a topic best left enshrouded in mystery. Wish I could return to a time before I saw this movie and knew less. #Sundance
- josh (@joshc) January 20, 2024
SASQUATCH SUNSET: The Zellners mark their territory all over this wonderful grunt-filled journey through seasonal survival and life’s simple pleasures. They’re just like us! Hilarious, beautiful, sad, and terrific in its commitment. #Sundance2024
- Erik Childress (@EriktheMovieman) January 20, 2024
SASQUATCH SUNSET… oh my god. The Zellner brothers have crafted such a bold, funny, moving, gorgeous film that has no words or humans WHATSOEVER. In this house, we now stan Sasquatch #Sundance2024 pic.twitter.com/Oq6bxr8x45
- Alex Paps @ Sundance (@alexpaps1) January 20, 2024
Sasquatch Sunset - The Zellner Brothers' nature documentary is a bewildering, fascinating, ambitious cinematic experience unlike anything ever seen before. Dialogue free, nothing but grunts as we follow a goofy Sasquatch family observing their own demise. Genius. #Sundance2024 pic.twitter.com/IlJAjvZuGW
- Alex B. @ #Sundance2024 (@firstshowing) January 20, 2024
SASQUATCH SUNSET
Wow! Zellner bros amazed me with a bizarre yet gripping tale of family & loss. A beyond committed cast, Riley Keough is absolutely heartbreaking. Makeup design is unreal. Hysterical & grotesque but a somber story of who truly should own this world #Sundance2024 pic.twitter.com/fan0BQR29f
- Anthony @ Sundance 2024 (@AnAntLife) January 20, 2024
SASQUATCH SUNSET continues the Zellner Brothers’ streak of defying categorization. A dialogue free, polarizing, documentary-like look at the lives of a sasquatch family over a full year in the wilderness. Beautifully shot & scored. Tranquil, disgusting, funny & life affirming. pic.twitter.com/N53A2jVXyq
- Matt Neglia @Sundance (@NextBestPicture) January 20, 2024
SASQUATCH SUNSET: Touched, moved, and alive - I think I loved it. No dialogue, just pure, animalistic, uninhibited Sasquatches. Incredible performances and full commitment from the whole cast. At times, it's a celebration of body fluids, but also a testament to the importance of… pic.twitter.com/Nyq4jdN9Ej
- Jason (@jasonosia) January 20, 2024
"At times, it's a celebration of body fluids, but also a testament to the importance of family and the trust in the ultimate absurdity of the emotions behind it. Contains one of the most terrifying and intense death sequences I've ever seen!"
SASQUATCH SUNSET is an absurdist take on what a bigfoot family life might be like, filled with gross out sexual and body fluid humor and unbearable non-stop grunting and whistling. It's one good idea about how deforestation could affect this creature is barely touched on. A… pic.twitter.com/XvcnWUom5j
- Aaron (Feelin' Film) @ Sundance (@AaronElWhite) January 20, 2024
"It's one good idea about how deforestation could affect this creature is barely touched on. A sophomoric example of a short film that had no need to be a feature."
Sasquatch Sunset is the first film to give us a truly immersive vision of the full emotional journey of these noble creatures. Must see. #Sundance2024
- Ankler Rushfield (@richardrushfield) January 20, 2024
SASQUATCH SUNSET is the most “committed to the bit” movie I’ve seen in a minute. A 2-hour dialogue-free (but not grunt and howl-free) look at the last (?) Sasquatch family and their daily tribulations. Very Zellner brothers! pic.twitter.com/hTNLxgpjju
- Bill Bria @ Sundance Film Festival (@billbria) January 20, 2024
SASQUATCH SUNSET has everything; humor, family drama, beautiful nature, cute animals, sex, death, birth.
Best Film not in any language. #Sundance pic.twitter.com/L5wdKfBZrB
- Matt Delman (@ItsTheRealDel) January 20, 2024
@sundancefest #SasquatchSunset It captures the daily life of the Sasquatch with a level of detail and rigor that is simply unforgettable. Beautiful #ZellnerBrothers #RileyKeough #JesseEisenberg pic.twitter.com/ZMUxyXygfG
- Denise Parkinson (@DeniseVancouver) January 20, 2024
sasquatch sunset is the only movie at sundance with this kinda ratings curve 😭 https://t.co/HwpLkh8ZPb pic.twitter.com/wEsyHizGgZ
- tyler saw the tv glow (@celluloidfag) January 20, 2024
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