- jackmeat2024年10月18日My quick rating - 4.9/10. We got an interesting mix of family drama and creature folk horror here, but unfortunately doesn't stick the landing. Side note: Does just showing a forest now make movies automatically "folk horror" LOL? The story follows a boy and his alcoholic stepmother as they grapple with grief, only to be terrorized by a shape-shifting creature that resembles the boy’s deceased father. This premise sets the stage for an eerie and unsettling atmosphere, but writer/director Benjamin Barfoot seems to get lost in the storytelling, ultimately leaving you a bit unsatisfied. A significant portion of the film focuses on the strained relationship between the stepmother, played by Julia Brown, and her stepson. Their dysfunctional dynamic takes up as much space as the lurking monster in the woods, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The film attempts to explore grief, loss, and unhealthy coping mechanisms, with Brown doing a serviceable job in portraying her flawed character. That said, her character's parenting decisions are questionable at best—using home videos of the dead father to bond with the grieving child while drowning her own sorrows in alcohol. It felt like Barfoot might be drawing from personal experience, but the execution comes across as more uncomfortable than poignant. The creature design is effectively creepy, and there are a few well-timed scares that inject some much-needed tension into the film. The setup is good, with the eerie atmosphere slowly building to what should have been a nail-biting confrontation. However, just when things seem to be getting interesting, the movie abruptly deflates with a rushed and unsatisfying ending. It felt like Barfoot had no clear idea how to wrap up the story, leaving the tension and stakes that had been built up over the previous 90 minutes or so to fizzle out in disappointment. Ultimately, the film falls into the trap of being ambiguous for the sake of ambiguity, which only makes it feel unfinished rather than profound. While there are flashes of effective horror and character drama, it struggles to find a balance between the two. A stronger resolution could have made this a much more memorable film, but as it stands, it’s another middling horror that fails to deliver on its potential. #jackmeatsflix
老爹的脑袋花絮
老爹的脑袋于2024年10月10日发布。
老爹的脑袋由Benjamin Barfoot执导。
老爹的脑袋的时长为1小时 32分钟。
老爹的脑袋由Matthew James Wilkinson, Patrick Tolan制作。
在父亲早逝后，一个小男孩与丧夫的继母一起生活在一幢乡间别墅里，继母沉浸在一种难以言喻的伤痛中，导致两人本就脆弱的亲情面临崩溃的危险。不久之后，小男孩开始听到走廊里回荡着令人不安的声音，并很快就被一个长...
老爹的脑袋中的关键角色有Laura（Julia Brown）, Robert（Nathaniel Martello-White）, James（Charles Aitken）。
老爹的脑袋的评级为TV-MA。
老爹的脑袋是一部恐怖, 惊悚电影。
老爹的脑袋的观众评分为5.1（满分10分）。