Swiss Army Man - Movie Review

Swiss Army Man

Review by Ryan Davidson

Score: 8/10

This film is one of the weirdest films I've ever experienced. I really liked it, though. A lot of weird and wacky humor, surprisingly emotional moments, and very creative direction from both Daniels. In Swiss Army Man, Daniel Radcliffe plays a dead body that washes up onto the beaches of a deserted island, where he is found by Paul Dano, who is seemingly stranded on this island about to hang himself. The film quickly turns wacky when Paul Dano's character "Hank" notices that maybe the dead body he just found isn't so dead and useless after all. It's well directed and well written, but the strange nature of the premise, and the weird ideas that come from it are what turned off so many viewers at 2016's Sundance Film Festival. I really enjoyed it, for what it is. We don't often get such creative movies nowadays, and this one is undoubtably creative. It's also hilarious, which is a major bonus with a premise this crazy. I think you should at least give it a shot, if the trailers didn't immediately turn you off.