Daniel Isn't Real

Adam Egypt Mortimer's second feature ... offers a novel convergence of mental health issues, toxic masculinity and occultish vibes.

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.

This schizophrenic buddy pic is the real deal.

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.

Enjoyably ludicrous low-budget psychological-horror...

What connects us to the movie is curiosity rather than suspense...At its most likable, this film is very Jung at heart.

Sometimes on a wild ride less is more tension is key and the details can sometimes confuse the message.

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.

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.

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.