Bookworm

Bookworm

Touted as a comedy-drama that is almost a father-daughter fable, ‘Bookworms’ depicts a journey that a father and daughter must undertake in dire circumstances.’’ Bookworms’’ even though played out almost perfectly within the 96-minute mark seems to be a little disorienting in an attempt to deliver the movie content using ‘’deadpan’’ humor. Because of some lazy editing, the film occasionally tilters to the excessive cuteness territory. Notably, the supporting cast consisting of renowned leads, including Elijah Wood and Nell Fisher together with the scenic depiction of New Zealand Nature contribute greatly to the fact that bookworms strive for an innocent storybook tone. (Is Wood going around the same locations that the movie cliched when he was heading to Mordor shooting “The Lord of the Rings”? I guess.)

Mildred is the title character, a diminutive, indisputable cutie, and hysterically talkative young lady who is so articulate that she could easily be mistaken for an adult. “Are you acquainted with Macwell’s hierarchy of needs?” she asks point blank. Mildred is one of the original movie kids that have become a household name due to their feisty nature in asserting their dominance to the adults around them and providing most of the intelligence.

If it were a parenting case, the person who requires the most parenting is probably Mildred’s father, a longhaired ludic American Strawn who works as an ineffective magician (he prefers ‘illusionist’). Ever since her mother decided to marry a magician, he has been absent from her life, appearing only after a toaster accident leaves Mildred’s mother hospitalized.

Dearest is trashed right now, hocked to the gills, and the little one would love to surprise her by paying off her family’s debts when they return home. In order to do so, Mildred aims to capture images of the rare Canterbury attacks panther (which is actually not a real animal. so do not buy a plane ticket just yet) and claim the associated $50,000 bounty. Mildred’s father holds a good chance when he offers to take her out on a camping expedition to hunt down the beast. And off we go into Dreyer’s movie Kiss The Sky and the father-daughter bonding movie revolves around terrific locations and heartfelt actors which is most times simply a comforting experience peppered by weird and sad things along with one or two great shots touching on poetics (like the gut-wrenching scene seen in the eye of the panther). The film “Bookworm,” is set in an open space and mostly revolves around two characters making it a distinct unusual play.

Though there is one detour that requires one to deal with a pair of hikers who turn out to be somewhat of a nuisance, even then you know that it will all work out for the protagonists because this is not a film that ends with the line “Now go home and be sad forever about the injustice of life,” and we are not trying to suggest otherwise.

“Bookworm” is penned by Toby Harvard and directed by Ant Timpson, a founder of New Zealand’s 48 Hours film challenge whose first winner was an unknown handsome guy by the name of Taika Waititi. As it turned out, Hollywood is not the first time these three have teamed together: they were all involved in the production of one of the two featured films, a horror comedy called “The Greasy Strangler”. It is interesting to see these three actors mix the three conceited schemes into something that, while being unconventional, remains focused on an unconventional and commercially unviable narrative.

Wood’s renown is such that it has been established due to his role in the original Tolkien trilogy by Peter Jackson, and so whatever else he has done which is quite a lot has always been eclipsed by it. Here, he puts in yet another successful appearance that can be considered highly memorable. Utilizing his expressive eyes and warm voice, he plays the otaku tightly wound father figure who only manages to show tenderness right when it is most needed. A talent like Fisher’s who is strong-willed and self-confident is always able to elevate characters even if their dialogue and actions would never generally pass true to life. If that makes sense, this young actress is a Roald Dahl child, the imaginative and enthusiastic type. She would have made an excellent Matilda.

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