Review: Quentin Dupieux's 'Full Phil' Underwhelms as a Surreal Father-Daughter Comedy-Drama
By
Kate Erbland
Pulled from the oven just right. Trustworthy, fact-dense, deeply satisfying.
Summary
Quentin Dupieux's surrealist comedy-drama starring Woody Harrelson and Kristen Stewart follows the strained relationship between a nearly sixty-year-old father and his thirty-something daughter on a reparative trip to Paris. Despite a short runtime of 78 minutes, the film feels like an underdeveloped first draft, lacking meaningful depth and eventfulness. The bright, luxurious cinematography of their hotel suite contrasts with the unfulfilling narrative, resulting in a mildly surreal film that works better conceptually than in execution.
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· 3 pulledRendered with the broad strokes of an overstated stage drama, the new surrealist comedy from Quentin Dupieux is light and largely uneventful.
Despite running a mere 78 minutes, it plays like an outstretched initial draft of something potentially much more meaningful.
Dupieux, his own cinematographer as usual, captures the duo's sprawling hotel suite in bright, luxurious hues, which makes it all the more...
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