There are films that have no choice but to love the hatred they provoke. 'Beau is afraid' is right now the holy grail of the very anomalous category of the exalted for simply terrible.
On paper it is a comedy, but so bitter that it is frightening. As soon as one gets carried away by the chaos that drags in its wake, one could come to the conclusion that poorly managed fear basically produces despair. At times one has the impression of having made the wrong room to go to.