Should you watch Swiss Army Man?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.

Swiss Army Man
Film · 2016
Alone on a tiny deserted island, Hank has given up all hope of ever making it home again. But one day everything changes when a dead body washes ashore, and he soon realizes it may be his last opportunity to escape certain death. Armed with his new “friend” and an unusual bag of tricks, the duo go on an epic adventure to bring Hank back to the woman of his dreams.
The sides of Swiss Army Man
- A man stranded on a tiny island
- A corpse that washes ashore and becomes his tool
- A trek through the woods back to the girl he likes
Swiss Army Man is good for you if…
- you like a man riding a farting corpse like a jet ski.
- you laugh at a dead body slowly learning to talk again.
- you like a lonely man and Daniel Radcliffe's corpse becoming real friends.
Swiss Army Man is bad for you if…
- you need a story that stays inside the rules of the real world.
- you can't laugh at jokes about a dead body.
About: loneliness · shame · friendship
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