His turn as the vapid, insecure David in Bodies Bodies Bodies proves there's more to Davidson than tabloid headlines and Saturday Night Live skits.
And that is why his performance in Bodies Bodies Bodies is awards-worthy. For a large amount of the film’s runtime, Davidson somehow finds a way to convince the audience that he is a martyr, both the victim and the saviour of this cursed weekend getaway these horrible girls and guys are enjoying. Nobody truly understands why he is so successful, so attractive to so many women, so compelling in so many different ways, despite the many dozens of articles out there that espouse his Big Dick Energy. In every one of his Serious Acting roles to date, Davidson has slowly been shedding any pretence of character to trust that his innate and truly unbelievable appeal is more powerful than anything on the page. His insecurity as the man of the house is amplified by Greg (Lee Pace), the uninvited, weirdly attractive and older extra who’s just there for a good time and doesn’t even realise the impact he has on everyone, but most of all on David. I don’t know how and I don’t know when, but I do know one thing for certain in this life: TikTok will be the death of us all.