In the misty forests of North America, a family of Sasquatches find themselves on a collision course with the ever-changing world around them.
Sasquatch Sunset is directed by David Zellner and Nathan Zellner who have previously directed Kid-Thing (2012) (David Zellner), Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter (2014) (David Zellner) and Damsel (2018) (David and Nathan Zellner).
Sasquatch Sunset is a film that should not work at all, a film that has no dialogue only grunting from the Sasquatches, bodily fluid jokes such as pissing, pooping and ejaculating….however the movie strangely works. Underneath all of this there is something strangely heartfelt about the film and while yes the raunchy humor is there, there is this interesting focus on the location and the Sasquatches themselves.
For starters the makeup and costumes are absolutely well done, they feel incredibly real and display a ton of emotions as well. Even through all the grunting and noises being made you can tell when one of the Sasquatches feels mad, sad, happy ect. Riley Keough I definitely think is the standout here mainly due to her having the most to work with for her character. Plus she's quite unrecognizable and almost instantly captures the spirit of her character who's simply known as "the female". Jesse Eisenberg, Christophe Zajac-Denek and Nathan Zellner are all quite solid here as well, each bring their own different take on the Sasquatches they play. It's fun seeing them interact and actually leads to some genuinely funny scenes that aren't bodily fluid humor (the two mountain lion scenes are hilarious especially the lion's reactions.)
The cinematography is quite beautiful, you get tons of nature shots that go for this nature documentary type style that work incredibly well, combine that with a surprisingly excellent score and you have some really well put together scenes that are actually quite emotional. The Foragers by The Octopus Project is definitely the highlight in the score, it was used in the trailer and it works incredibly well here. The scenes it's used really help move the adventure along quite well and actually make you feel for the Sasquatches.
Speaking of which the film does actually get the viewer to feel for these creatures, while it does take a bit for that to exactly happen. The longer you stay on the journey with these creatures the more you actually start to care for them, it's actually quite impressive to see this all unfold and actually leaves a decently effective impact.
Sasquatch Sunset is a stupid movie there's absolutely no denying that, however I think it's the type of stupid that can actually make sense and be quite effective if you like this sort of thing. The film is not going to be for everyone, but this is the type of film where I'm glad it exists simply because of how bizarre it really is. If this sounds like your sort of film i definitely think you will have a fun time watching it.
Sasquatch Sunset is available in theaters.
8/10 B+
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