TADFF XVII Review: DANIEL’S GOTTA DIE, A Lively, Hapless Murder Romp
Quirky and brutal crime comedy is afoot in Jeremy LaLonde’s latest screening out of Toronto, Daniel’s Gotta Die, penned by Matthew Dressel and starring Joel David Moore in the lead. The cast includes Iggy Pop, Jason Jones, Carly Chaikin and Mary Lynn Rajskub, along with Chantel Riley and Varun Saranga, and is bookended by late actor and comedian Bob Saget. Daniel (Moore) is a devoted husband who loves his wife Emily (Riley), but especially loves his family more than anything. He’s also the most clueless when it comes to the proclivities and penchants of his sister Jessica (Chaikin) and twin sibs Vic (Jones) and Mia (Rajskub), so upon the deathbed of his billionaire father Edward (Pop), Daniel is granted the bulk conditional control of his father sizable inheritance, which is in the millions. Much to the chagrin of his beleagured relatives, Daniel decides to abide by the inheritance conditions and […]