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Come to Daddy

Come to Daddy

2019

Ant Timpson

Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Ona Grauer, Michael Smiley ...

5.4

2,670

Thriller. Drama Norval’s (Elijah Wood) life has been, to put it lightly, difficult. Currently living home with his mother, the troubled young man is coming off alcohol-related struggles. So when he receives an unexpected letter from his estranged father requesting a visit, Norval catches a bus up to his dad’s secluded and scenic waterfront home. Maybe reconnecting with his father will give Norval the emotional fulfillment he’s been lacking. Before ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Rob Hunter Film School Rejects	"Timpson’s debut is a genre-bender mashing dark thrills and even darker laughs, and while the ending is maybe a little too abrupt Come to Daddy succeeds in delivering an unexpected and off-kilter ride."	POS
United States	Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"Impressive. It’s not easy to mash together so many genres into one film and have it work, but Timpson makes it seem effortless with his strong vision (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"Ant Timpson’s wild, unpredictable debut manages to deliver a gory hilarious father-son reunion saga with a surprising degree of confidence"	POS
United Kingdom	Stephen Whitty Screendaily	"Things get really weird, as the two men spin fast, faster and finally out of control. The movie soon follows. That’s a shame because the story gets off to a good start."	NEU
United States	Kimber Myers The Playlist	"A provocative, challenging movie that also causes walkouts during its Tribeca premiere, 'Come to Daddy' goes to many unexpected places"	POS
United States	Tomris Laffly Variety	"[It] runs out of steam and originality (...) If you find yourself amid a dedicated 'bring it on' audience up for anything, there is surely some retro fun to be had"	NEU
United States	Chuck Bowen Slant	"'Come to Daddy' invests a familiar scenario with a crazed energy (...) Wood and McHattie have stunning anti-chemistry (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"Starts out terrifically, only to go wildly over-the-top (...) The movie is far more effective in its first half than its second"	NEU
United States	Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"Enjoyable performances from Wood and Martin Donovan (...) hold the film to its redemptive goals"	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"[It] always works because of how in the moment Wood remains throughout. He can sell the most ridiculous, twisty narrative. He has to do a lot of selling here, but I bought most of it."	POS
Canada	Kurt Halfyard Screen Anarchy	"An outlandish and consistently surprising journey (...) It is a joy to watch Elijah Wood give such a game performance here"	POS
Australia	Travis Akbar The Curb	"I love this movie. The credits hadn’t even been rolling for more than a second when I decided it is in my top 10 films of all time."	POS

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