Come to Daddy
Saban Films | Release Date: February 7, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
4
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Film ThreatLorry KiktaMay 2, 2019
My favorite horror offering of the year so far. It’s smart, uncompromising, inventive and just downright hilarious. Read full review
88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Sarah HagiFeb 7, 2020
A film I had to watch with my hands over my face at times. Part horror, suspense thriller and comedy, Come to Daddy gives us some very creative mutilation, plenty of second-hand embarrassment and laughs in a perfectly paced hour and a half. Read full review
83
IndieWireEric KohnApr 30, 2019
No matter its oddball turns, Kiwi director Ant Timpson’s wild, unpredictable debut manages to deliver a gory hilarious father-son reunion saga with a surprising degree of confidence in the silly-strange nature of the material. Read full review
83
The PlaylistKimber MyersApr 30, 2019
Come To Daddy is definitely not going to be everyone’s cup of tea. ... Provocative and ballsy ... [the film] doesn’t give a shit if you like it and perhaps even dares some audiences to sit through it unfettered. Ultimately, it knows that those who stay are on its weirdo wavelength and are in for something insanely entertaining. Read full review
79
Paste MagazineAndrew CrumpMar 26, 2020
Don’t mistake Come to Daddy as anything less than unbridled, of course, but for such a staunchly bonkers movie, composure rules Timpson’s aesthetic. He maintains an impressive control over a narrative that, at face value, appears to be constantly spiraling out of control, but that’s part of his design. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovFeb 5, 2020
Given the minimal – albeit excellent – cast and the film’s maximal rollercoaster of shifty mood swings and its increasingly paranoiac atmosphere of disorienting dread, it’s no wonder Come to Daddy lingers in the mind long after the final, emotionally revelatory denouement. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comMark DujsikFeb 7, 2020
A film that keeps changing direction so often that it's almost a miracle the filmmakers don't give us tonal and narrative whiplash. Read full review
75
SlashfilmCaroline CaoFeb 6, 2020
Come to Daddy is a frenzied thriller pouring out Tarantino quarts of gore and laughs. Lurking beneath its surface, there’s also an unspoken philosophical contemplation on what it means to be a father. Read full review
75
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiFeb 6, 2020
Wood, like fellow mega-franchise star Daniel Radcliffe, has found a comfy home in indie films. And he has the perfect presence for this one, in particular. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineChuck BowenApr 30, 2019
Unlike many [M. Night] Shyamalan films, which seem constructed out of Mad Libs, Come to Daddy retains an emotional consistency. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayFeb 6, 2020
The best movie twists — like the ones in “Psycho,” “The Crying Game” and “Parasite” — aren’t just unexpected, but also change the direction and meaning of the story. Director Ant Timpson’s blackly comic thriller Come to Daddy isn’t in the same elite class as those films, but it does deliver a good, sick twist; and sometimes that’s enough. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisFeb 6, 2020
Absurd yet bold, lurid yet a tiny bit touching, Come to Daddy drags poor Norval from hopefulness to horror to a wickedly literal form of closure. More than a few audience members might even be happy to accompany him. Read full review
67
The Film StageGlenn Heath Jr.Feb 6, 2020
Sulking and seemingly concussed, Wood stands at the center of nearly every shot, those kind eyes in perpetual awe of the awful things that people can do to each other. It would be hard to imagine any other actor pulling off this sort of feat without diverging into irony or cynicism. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreFeb 5, 2020
A gonzo, gory and goofball B-movie about fathers, sons and killing or being killed. Read full review
58
Original-CinLinda BarnardFeb 6, 2020
What starts out as a promising comic thriller deflates quickly as it becomes clear we’re just here for the gore. Read full review
55
TheWrapMichael NordineFeb 4, 2020
Come to Daddy has twists galore, not to mention a heavy dose of gore, but the further it drifts from its initial understated dynamic, the less each successive development seems to matter. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckFeb 6, 2020
Unfortunately, the movie is far more effective in its first half than its second, which degenerates into cheap shocks, absurd plot contrivances and vulgarism for its own sake (including an excrement-covered pen). It's a shame, because the opening section proves deliciously unsettling, thanks to the screenplay that keeps you off-balance and the terrific performances. Read full review
40
VarietyTomris LafflyMay 1, 2019
Moderately funny and strangely dated ... The blend of tired jokes and body horror here seems entombed in amber, as every lacerated scalp, loudly broken limb, and use of the C-word makes it feel that much less original. Read full review
30
Screen DailyStephen Whitty Apr 30, 2019
Come to Daddy starts out like a nasty drama, ends up as a gruesomely gory, coldly comic revenge thriller – and desperately loses its way somewhere in-between. Read full review
0
ObserverRex ReedFeb 14, 2020
Vulgar, contrived and incomprehensible. Read full review
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