Daniel Isn't Real
critic Reviews
, 82% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- Daniel Isn't Real, but the smart, stylish fun waiting for genre lovers in this well-acted suspense thriller is completely genuine.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTara BradyIrish Times
Adam Egypt Mortimer's second feature ... offers a novel convergence of mental health issues, toxic masculinity and occultish vibes.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreEd PottonTimes (UK)
The end goes a little off-piste, with much of the sweaty creepiness replaced by silly creature effects. There's enough before that, though, to elevate Adam Egypt Mortimer's film above the bog-standard psychological horror.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAnton BitelLittle White Lies
This schizophrenic buddy pic is the real deal.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreGreer McNallyTime Out
If this were the '90s, 'Daniel Isn't Real' would be one of those films you stumble upon in the video store and then tell all your friends about.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreCath ClarkeGuardian
Enjoyably ludicrous low-budget psychological-horror...
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMichael SragowFilm Comment Magazine
What connects us to the movie is curiosity rather than suspense...At its most likable, this film is very Jung at heart.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreEmma WolfeSpookyAstronauts
Sometimes on a wild ride less is more tension is key and the details can sometimes confuse the message.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAndrew GaudionVultureHound
This is an hallucinatory ride with a striking sense of style and a sweat-inducing atmosphere, a ride that'll keep you off your balance in a way that's both uncomfortable but very hard to tear away from.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKeri O'SheaWarped Perspective
Daniel Isn't Real was introduced as 'a cross between Drop Dead Fred and Hellraiser'; if you are immediately wondering how that could ever play out, then rest assured, this is as good an approximation as you are likely to get.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJordy SirkinJordy Reviews It
This movie is a beautiful and sad look on mental illness and learning to cope. From a more metaphorical sense of its plot, to the beautiful cinematography - it's just a perfect film.
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