A young burnout discovers that his estranged father is dead, leaving him the responsibility of managing an apartment complex. Hoping to cut ties, he's forced to grow up, learning about the d... Read allA young burnout discovers that his estranged father is dead, leaving him the responsibility of managing an apartment complex. Hoping to cut ties, he's forced to grow up, learning about the dad he never knew through the eclectic tenants.A young burnout discovers that his estranged father is dead, leaving him the responsibility of managing an apartment complex. Hoping to cut ties, he's forced to grow up, learning about the dad he never knew through the eclectic tenants.
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I always give any movie 20 minutes in which to draw me in, hold my attention, but i should have know with a 10/10 rating from the reviews, that's always a sign it's crap, which it is, utterly uninteresting, boring , zero good points at all.
I don't know what goes on past 23 minutes i gave it, which is way more than i would have, had it not had a rating of over 7, which of course is a shallow lie, and quite stupid one at that. Not sure any movie has a genuine 10 rating, very few i'd imagine as that figure denotes Perfection, which even directors etc would not claim. So stop entering these idiotic false ratings u ridiculous infantile brats, as your lie shall quickly be exposed and the trues rating of unwatchable be quickly revealed. Time waters!
If you're hoping for some male nudity like one of the other reviewers, you'll be as disappointed as they were.
If you're wanting see some feel good moments from the residents of the apartments as Lucas learns about their lives, yeah, that doesn't happen either.
And if you're hoping for some real heart-warming moments as he learns about his dead dad, there's none of those either.
What does happen is a crappy, chemistry void love triangle, alongside some weed smoking, surface friendships.
I watched this as the trailer looked sweet and it had 7 on IMDB. I'm hoping my more accurate rating of 2 will save others 90 minutes of their life.
Aside from the catchy title, "My Dead Dad" brings to mind a particular style of independent film from the 1990s that combined a high concept with low budget and ultimately focused on moments, whether they were created by a single actor, between actors, or by a group of relatively unknown actors finding their voice. That's how "Dad" is; cleverly directed, gorgeously edited, and with a cast of actors who all get their moment to shine.
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- TriviaLoosely based on Correa's real-life story when his dying father called him from Peru to run an apartment there.
- Quotes
Sophie: I buy vintage clothes and then I sell them. Unless I really like them, then I keep'em for myself.
Lucas Varela: So, you basically shop for yourself for a living, as a job?
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- Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime
- 1h 33m(93 min)
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