You will know quite early on if this is a film for you, and it is certainly a film wherein you simply have to accept what is thrown at you and go along for the ride. It is essentially a two-hander, in which castaway Hank (Paul Dano) spots Manny's washed-up corpse (Daniel Radcliffe) just as his attempt to hang himself fails, and we then follow their journey back to home and the girl Hank loves. This is a sad, bittersweet tale that is not afraid to explore darker human spaces (such as loneliness and isolation) but it also profound, charming, creative and funny. The actors do a terrific job, with Dano creating a very human and fragile figure and Radcliffe conveying with real detail and nuance the increasingly (re-)animated corpse's awakening and journey through life's stages, with a genuine rapport and relationship developed as well as some wonderful physical comedy/slapstick by both. This quirky oddball story is at once unique and also universal in its themes, and it is a real triumph for The Daniels.
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