Sundance 2016: 'Swiss Army Man' is Wacky, Whimsical & Very Unique

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There’s no doubt about it – this is a film you’re going to either love or hate. Swiss Army Man is one of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival’s most divisive films, with some of my fellow critics walking out before they could even finish it. The film is unquestionably unique, I’ve never seen anything like it, and while it starts out totally wacky everything clicked for me about 30 minutes in. The film opens with Paul Dano playing a man stuck on a deserted island trying to hang himself. But before he can do so, a dead body in a suit (played by Daniel Radcliffe) washes up on shore. Attempting to ignore it, the body begins to fart, then before you know it he’s riding this farting body like a jet ski back to land. I told you it’s wacky, but actually quite fun. ›››

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