What just happened?

Rating: 6/10 (7 September 2016)

I do not know what to say or think. Crude sex jokes. Endless profanity. Violence. Drugs. Movie references. Nazi jokes. Racial stereotypes. Anti-religion metaphors. Vulgarity. And most memorably of all, a food orgy. Those are the elements that make up this shocking animated movie, where supermarket food items discover that humans aren't gods taking them to the 'Great Beyond', but are actually going to eat them. This one features a huge amount of swearing, tones of puerile and offensive jokes and it's by a studio and director best known for making Thomas the Tank Engine. You have to see this one. Sausage Party works well in some ways but not in others. It's a very clever and thought- provoking film, and its metaphors and social commentary are shockingly clever. The trouble is... it's not actually that funny. Essentially, it's like a group of 5 year olds saying rude words to make each other laugh. It's far too reliant on crude dialogue and sexual jokes, and it sags massively in the middle. However, the storyline remains interesting even if it's not that funny, and the food orgy at the end is something you will never forget. Someone in my screening said out loud "That is the most bizarre thing I've ever seen in my life". That should be a fairly standard reaction to this film. It's nuts. It's uneven. It's bonkers. It's definitely one to watch, to see for yourself what you think. Even if you don't like it, you won't forget it.
6/10