COME
TO DADDY (2019)
Starring
Elijah Wood, Martin Donovan, Stephen McHattie, Michael Smiley,
Madeline Sami. Directed by Ant Timpson. (95 min)
ON
BLU-RAY FROM LIONSGATE
Review
by Tiger the Terrible😸
Watch & review enough movies and you learn to appreciate those which
manage to surprise you. Come to Daddy is definitely not for
everyone, but if nothing else, it is totally unpredictable from start
to finish.
I’ll to refrain from giving any kind of detailed plot synopsis
because the twists and character revelations come early and often.
But the initial set-up has emotionally-fragile musician Norval
Greenwood (Elijah Wood) visiting his estranged father (Stephen
McHattie), who left him and his mother 30 years ago. Norval hopes to
rekindle their relationship, or at least find out why he’s
reaching-out after all these years. However, it turns out Dad isn’t
the man he seems to be - in more ways than one - and the story’s
just getting started.
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| Telemarketers can be terrifying. |
Not
a horror film per se, Come to Daddy is sometimes very
horrific, but the wince-inducing violence is tempered by clever black
comedy and, while occasionally shocking, it never feels gratuitous.
The plot itself unfolds like something the Coen Brothers would
concoct during a drunken binge – ultimately a compliment - and the
performances are suitably amusing. Wood makes a sympathetic
protagonist (though he can do this type of role in his sleep), but
McHattie and especially Martin Donovan – whose role I wouldn’t
dream of revealing - steal every scene they’re in.
Best
of all, the entire film is completely unpredictable, blindsiding the viewer with
one surprise after another. Come to Daddy is loaded with
plot twists - none of which I saw coming – without any pesky red
herrings. Twisted and brutal but also frequently funny, the film is
consistently engaging for thrillseekers looking for something
different.
EXTRA
KIBBLES
DIGITAL
COPY
KITTY CONSENSUS:
MEE-OW! LIKE TAUNTING A MOUSE TO DEATH.
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