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Bizarre Again

By Golu
I have to hand it to the audacity of these French film makers to try and come up with a sequel to a film that was likely panned by most people. I remember I did not like the film at all and felt that the title totally suited the film. Imagine my surprise when I saw this sequel and once more, there could not have been a more apt title than 'Bizarre Again'. We are back in the world of Maurice and Lucas, this time 7 years later to witness whats transpiring in their life.

We are 7 years later. Lucas and Maurice have never seen each other again and have no contact since the tragic events of the BIZARRE cabaret in New York. Lucas (is he a trans person? I am not sure since it is never clarified or maybe he is gender fluid) now lives in Denver, Colorado. He is married to a slightly older man who is the father of a 16-year-old child. One night Maurice just visits Lucas and sadly a shocking incident happens the same night. John/Lucas' son Marlon has just stabbed two black guys one of whom has died and they are now in shock. While John is sleeping, Lucas calls Maurice and in the dark of night, runs away with Marlon with Maurice's help. The next one and a half hour is about how these three are running away, while John hires a lawyer and makes a plea to his husband and son to come back home. During this road trip, they meet eccentric folks, Maurice and Lucas sort of rekindle their romance. They come up with unique ideas to steal money and clothes to sustain. But towards the end when someone recognizes them, a guy kidnaps Marlon, to likely hand him to the police, but in an attempt to save the kid, Maurice ends up killing the teenager. The film ends in a bizarre way with Maurice and Lucas running away from cops.

This French production filmed in USA road trip follows from Denver towards SanFrancisco through the American West. Its like the first film showed us New York ad this time, its western America. The only redeeming thing about this film is the gorgeous locations and landscapes. The film itself makes little sense. Why would Lucas just run away with John's run to save him without telling John. Sure Marlon was bullied but that doesn't give him the right to kill. Plus what kind of example is being set for the kid with stealing of food and clothes and money. The lead characters have red flags written all over them throughout the film. Their actions make little to no sense at all. I guess at some point the makers were trying to address the issue of Black Lives Matter but in my opinion, they took the total opposite route to prove their point. The original film managed to convey the frenzied nightlife of New York albeit without a coherent story. Unfortunately Bizarre Again has an even less coherent story, and I am schooled they were able to get funding to make the film. Regular seems from first movie are also shown where we see a super young Maurice and how beautifully he has grown into a man. Lucas was meh and a very irrational and illogical person. As actors they did ok, but what can they do when the screenplay itself is problematic. (2.5/10)
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