Bo Burnham: Inside
Season 1 Premiere:
May 30, 2021
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Universal Acclaim
96
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8.3
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100% Positive
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Jun 7, 2021
100
Captures, with a frenzied and dextrous clarity, the unmoored, wired, euphoric, listless feeling of being very online during the pandemic. .... “Inside” is a virtuosic one-man musical extravaganza, and also an experimental film about cracking up via Wi-Fi connection while trying to make said one-man musical extravaganza—although, in the mediated age, when genres are twisted and mashed together, characterizing it feels almost beyond the point.
Jun 4, 2021
100
A brilliant, maddening, and transformative piece of art-meets-comedy-meets-commentary.
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May 23, 2024
10
just wow. Bo Burnhams inside is immaculate. shot very well, the music is hilarious and actually sounds great, comedy is hilarious yet not as focused. This movie is mostly comedic songs but in every song there is a hint of Bo's decaying mental health which not only represents him but also the whole world once the world shut down. he talks about billionaires, comedy itself, getting older, the internet and social media, and just the world. its hilarious yet ominous. It's not exactly laugh out loud funny but it is very clever. Every time I watch this movie it takes me back in time being stuck in my room....there is much more to say about it. I laughed. I cried. I questioned everything and nothing at all. this movie is amazing. (also why is this called a show on metacritic?)
Jan 20, 2024
10
I was not familiar with Bo Burnham, but watched this just not (2024 already) after hearing someone mention it in a YouTube long-form video. I had no idea what to expect. I thought it was brilliant. Plenty of clever and thoughtful songs. It is even more impressive in light of it being a one person project.
Jun 3, 2021
100
It is an incredible accomplishment, a testament to Burnham’s genius at directing, writing, songwriting, performance. There are a few overwhelming moments of empathy and warmth, too. ... But it is also mesmerizing throughout, catchy and astonishing and captivating and self-absorbed and desperately thinking of everyone else, all at once.
Jun 3, 2021
100
Easily the best comedy special of the pandemic, if not the best “content” of any kind from the pandemic that you’ll see, putting everything we’ve felt over the past year and a half, and still feel, as each of us figure out what comes next.
Jun 3, 2021
90
He plays with forms and genres as if mixing colors. It's often that if you're not laughing, you're still impressed, if not inspired. This feels like Burnham achieving his ultimate form, as a parodist who proves again and again to be exceptionally original and wise. ... A bit more transparency on the creative process, and what happens over the isolated project's timeframe, would help it resonate as an artistic statement.
Jun 3, 2021
70
The results are extraordinary. ... Despite its many levels of jokes and meta-jokes, Inside is one of the most sincere artistic responses to the 21st century so far: a beautiful, intricate chambered nautilus shell filled with loathing.
Apr 29, 2023
10
This film not only captures the pure boredom and panic of living in isolation during COVID-19, but also lets you know of the everyday life of the generations of Millennials and the Z. While watching this film, I had saw an arc in him, having a content state of mind when he actually starts the project, to denial to get it completed, anxiety to even speak in camera, crying tears in depression, and finally acceptance of the film actually being in completion. You’re in the journey, you’re stuck with him, and it feels like you’re with him for a long time.
Aug 10, 2021
6
If you go into “Bo Burnham: Inside” with the wrong mindset, you will hate it, but if have the right attitude, it might just change your life. First off, this is basically a 90 minute concert, but the songs and production are just really clever and with the backdrop of quarantine, it has real emotional impact. I give it a C, if you've already seen the best, but you insist on watching a movie, try this one out.
Jun 12, 2021
4
Introspection? A little, yes.
I think we all had our fair share in this pandemic. The rest is a brutal exercise in self-absorption and narcissism. Not because you have a public platform and a mic, does it mean you have something meaningful to say.
Jun 4, 2021
3
Forgettable. I don’t understand the acclaim. The best thing about this is how well it was filmed, but the content itself was mediocre. I found myself bored through the majority of the special, which is strange for me because I tend to laugh pretty easily at most kinds of comedy. Would not recommend this to anyone, even people I know who’ve seen his earlier specials.
Dec 27, 2021
2
Neo-liberal trash. Selling the aesthetics of leftism without doing anything to support anyone. This movie is faux deep surface level observations to make those without critical thought believe they are able to think for themselves. Often playing into negative stereotypes for jokes but then scolding the viewer for doing so later on in his works. He glories suicide and depression using it as a punchline without supplying actual resources until the very end of the special.
