Daniel Radcliffe's SWISS ARMY MAN Is Ridiculously Fart-tastic - Sundance Review
The final film that I saw at the Sundance Film Festival this year was Swiss Army Man. This is one of those movies that people either loved or hated. I fell on the side of the people that loved it! It was such a strange, different, quirky, and original film. There was a lot of news about the film at Sundance because of how many people were walking out of the screenings.
In the film, Paul Dano plays a young man named Hank who is stuck on a tiny deserted island. The movie starts out with him preparing to kill himself when a dead body washes up on shore. The dead body is played by Daniel Radcliffe, and he is a farting corpse that is full of all kinds of crazy and surprising tricks, which is why the movie is called Swiss Army Man. The body basically becomes a tool for Hank to use to help him survive and find his way back home to the woman of his dreams.
For example, within the first 20 minutes of the movie, Hank is riding the dead body off the island and into the ocean like a motor-powered jet ski because of the powerful and constant farts that the body is unleashing. It’s amazing! There’s a lot more to the film than that, though. There’s a great, charming story with fantastic characters that makes this movie worth watching. The utter weirdness of the film is just the icing on the cake. These two characters embark on a wild adventure together.
The movie was directed by “The Daniels,” a music video directing duo that consists of
Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan. They let their insane creativity explode on the big screen with this film. It’s ridiculously absurd in the greatest of ways, and it’s full of unexpected surprises that I couldn’t help but love. It is such a fun adventure that also offers audiences a wide range of emotions, and it explores the awesomeness of what it is to be alive.
There are so many things to talk about regarding this film, but if I started to open up about it with you, then I would spoil a lot of aspects of it that made it such a unique and touching story. This is easily the strangest film that Dano and Radcliffe will ever make in their careers.
Swiss Army Man is a movie that must be experienced to fully appreciate! You cannot miss this one because it’s seriously unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. It has been picked up for distribution, so one day you’ll get your chance to check it out.