Brooklyn couple Su (Sunita Mani) and Jack (John Reynolds) have several plans to salvage their lives. Go vegetarian, plant a garden, make sourdough bread, and above all, quit the internet addiction …
’s “Save Yourselves!” — this hapless generation is doomed! — but the survival comedy is delightful from start to apocalypse. The monsters, overseen by visual effects supervisor Jeff Desom, are a marvel of low-budget ingenuity that nods to “Star Trek’s” infamous Tribbles. But these small, furry puffs are bloodsucking killers, who, with a, flick their sticky 15-foot tongues through bottles, cars and human flesh. Attach the tip of their suckers to walls, and they can swing like Spider-Man.
The movie’s best special effect is Mani and Reynolds’ chemistry. It’s a breakout role for two young actors with strong comedy roots. Mani is a regular on “Glow” and the outrageous female dancer in The Daniels’-directed music video “Turn Down for What”; Reynolds comes from Chicago improv and has appeared on “Stranger Things.” They’re convincing as a couple who’s smitten, but stuck in a rut. Su is the pragmatist, the one who couldn’t resist handwriting a relationship checklist from the internet.
Su and Jack are pathetic, but they’re not dumb. They’re just from a society that’s more interested in healing crystals than camping manuals. “Save Yourselves!” lets them radiate goodness, and extends its benevolence to their friends, even as the film notes that their grand plans to save the planet are really just trifles. A 3D-printed algae surfboard? Couldn’t hurt — but won’t help.
Everyone in “Save Yourselves!” is striving for self-improvement. The filmmakers are right to identify a generational hunger for authenticity — the buzzword that obsesses Su and Jack. And it’s generous of the film to respect their quest, even as it’s lampooned for laughs. Despite a handful of brutal kills, the movie’s big heart means that the couple can’t actually die onscreen. The audience loves them too much, and so the final act, though mostly terrific, is forced to bunt.
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