Review of Come to Daddy (2019) by Umaumai — 07 Feb 2020

I wanted to give this movie a higher score as a lot of the individual parts that make up the film are great. The problem is these elements never real come together and congeal as a whole. While it didn’t seem like a surface level plot with just skin deep points of interest, it was a little disjunct in the way the story unfolds.

There is almost no character development, but we have a good sense of the few people we meet. I wouldn’t say it jumps the shark at all, but it’s twits, for the most part, are laid out at your feet as dialogue.

Because of this it never quite reaches the heights of what I think is a potentially great premise. It has all the trimmings of a quality film with great acting, production etc. It’s strange however, that with those elements on board I think it’s run time is a little short.

It could have stayed a little longer so they could explore a few more depths of the characters and created a better arc overall for the narrative, or idea, that is at the heart of this story. With all that said I would still recommend it as it sets an awkward tone that I’ve rarely seen in films.

For someone who watches a lot of movies that, was nice.