Bigbug (2022) **

Bigbug (2022) is Jean-Pierre Jeunet at his quirkiest worst. This dystopian sex farce is like Amélie (2001) (review)—minus the humor and charm—filtered through The Fifth Element (1997) (a film I have no love for). It’s like Terry Gilliam via Pixar (a studio I don’t care for). The characters are all pretty obnoxious so you don’t really care about their welfare and there is never truly a sense of danger in the satire. I’m not entirely sure who this film is for; it just feels like a bunch of random crap thrown up on screen. Bigbug is never boring, it’s certainly weird, and the production design is colorful and incredibly detailed but it’s all just a bit…too much.

You can find my Jean-Pierre Jeunet Feature Films Ranked list here.