Hundreds of Beavers
Khoi Vinh

Review by Khoi Vinh Patron

Hundreds of Beavers

2022
★★★½

Watched 27 Apr 2024

It’s almost besides the point to say that no studio would’ve ever greenlit this movie because the real wonder here is that no one, in a studio or otherwise, would have ever thought to even make a movie as demented as this. And not demented in a twisted or vulgar way; just demented in a completely unexpected way, as in: “Remember everything great about Buster Keaton shorts and Looney Tunes cartoons? Let's take all of those ideas—ALL of them—and make them live action, but also partly animation, and let's make it almost two hours long.” It’s just not a thought that would occur to anyone except, apparently, the guys who made “Hundreds of Beavers” who, it stands to reason, are not afraid to apply their limitless ambition to extremely juvenile ideas. This slapstick cartoon of a satirical farce is bonkers on every level and also extremely well realized. It’s not perfect but it’s consistently hilarious and surprising and also just kind of a joy to behold. The only thing that holds it back is that, at 108 minutes, it’s too long by about a half an hour. The problem is that there are so many good ideas here, and most of them are a riot to watch, but in the aggregate it feels like we’re covering more ground in less time than we would in a normal viewing. I dunno, it’s hard to explain how this can be simultaneously great and also overlong, but then I can’t explain this movie at all. It’s just like no other movie in recent memory.

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