DADDY
Co- Writers & Directors Neal Kelley, Jono Sherman
Director of Photography Bryce Holden
Editor Mitch Martin
Stars Jacqueline Toboni, Britt Baron, Yuriy Sardarov, Neal Kelley, and Pomme Koch
The timing of the actors and when to show and when to hide is also a very nicely orchestrated dichotomy. Again in having them taking turns doing this, it really brings you in and keeps a hold of you, even in the small moments where there is a lull or two.
All in all, going back to the writing there is a nice tug of war with ambiguity and self discovery that this story carries through out and thus you always are either surprised, laughing out loud, or just shaking your head non stop.This is the kind of movie that has this layer of context that shatters ego, keeps it from becoming a parody of itself, and just going in a slapstick or even weird David Lynch/Cormac McCarthy turn. It balances the cause and effect nicely and smartly.
WHY CHAMPION THIS FILM: Sure you put 4 guys in a room vying for the ultimate prize, being declared fit and legal to raise a child in a world that controls that idea here, and you are bound to get alot of those things I mentioned but here the choices made by the writing and the acting also get you a lot of subtext, subtle introspections, and jokes that come at the expense of the characters not knowing you are laughing at them, even though they are more than aware they are being "watched". A clever design that I think most people who are tired of the standard dick and fart joke fare would appreciate the laughs for. I also think anyone who can relate to the sometimes toxicity of manhood and the pressures of being or not wanting to be a father would really enjoy this 90 minute trip inside your brain because you maybe you won't feel so alone there anymore. Also there is enough saracasm and snark here to get the attention of smart indie moviegoer who value the moments of absurdity enough to laugh out loud a few times. A good time comedy is a little stretching it here but one that leaves you with a vaulable nugget of whatever you don't expect a comedy to leave you with, this is that movie in a nutshell.
YOU CAN FOLLOW THIS MOVIE'S JOURNEY HERE
Stars Jacqueline Toboni, Britt Baron, Yuriy Sardarov, Neal Kelley, and Pomme Koch
WHAT THIS MOVIE DOES WELL: The writing here is beyond clever and this had to be an incredibly fun screenplay to read. I love the dynamics of each character how each moment we get just that much more of them and from them while they remain internalizing and making sure to play poker as it will with the other guys there. The 4 guys who primarily share the screen together have a nice way of playing off of each other too. Which also adds this interesting mix of tension, cathartic release, and just downright paranoia that builds in each character equally but never at the same time and never in the same degree. It really does well to provide us with a comic relief and in the same token some interesting "I don't know" how I should feel moments.
Then literally delivering Jacqueline Toboni onto the doorstep into the 2nd act adds a nice change of scenery, but here's the rub; it doesn't effect the pace. In fact it doesn't waiver any of what we were already experiencing, if anything else its the extra espresso shot or 2 red bulls that amp up what the actors were already doing in with their characters.
All in all, going back to the writing there is a nice tug of war with ambiguity and self discovery that this story carries through out and thus you always are either surprised, laughing out loud, or just shaking your head non stop.This is the kind of movie that has this layer of context that shatters ego, keeps it from becoming a parody of itself, and just going in a slapstick or even weird David Lynch/Cormac McCarthy turn. It balances the cause and effect nicely and smartly.
WHY CHAMPION THIS FILM: Sure you put 4 guys in a room vying for the ultimate prize, being declared fit and legal to raise a child in a world that controls that idea here, and you are bound to get alot of those things I mentioned but here the choices made by the writing and the acting also get you a lot of subtext, subtle introspections, and jokes that come at the expense of the characters not knowing you are laughing at them, even though they are more than aware they are being "watched". A clever design that I think most people who are tired of the standard dick and fart joke fare would appreciate the laughs for. I also think anyone who can relate to the sometimes toxicity of manhood and the pressures of being or not wanting to be a father would really enjoy this 90 minute trip inside your brain because you maybe you won't feel so alone there anymore. Also there is enough saracasm and snark here to get the attention of smart indie moviegoer who value the moments of absurdity enough to laugh out loud a few times. A good time comedy is a little stretching it here but one that leaves you with a vaulable nugget of whatever you don't expect a comedy to leave you with, this is that movie in a nutshell.
YOU CAN FOLLOW THIS MOVIE'S JOURNEY HERE
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