Ironically I
saw Dead Dad right after I saw Dog Years, another family dynamics dramedy. This
film is about estranged siblings, Alex, Russell and Jane, being brought back
together by the death of their father. With no one knowing what to do with the
ashes of their dad, the trio is forced to spend time together causing bottled
emotions to come out and address how they relate to each other.
Something I found out after the film was
that much of the film was put together by a group of friends. Two of the main
actors Kyle Arrington (Russell) and Jenni Melear (Jane) knew each other because
she was the Producer’s roommate. The stories go on like that for a majority of
the cast and crew except for the casting of the oldest brother Alex, played by
Lukas K. Peterson. But the three had lots of fun family chemistry that rang
across the screen thanks to a few days working out the kinks when they filmed a
bunch of scenes that did not make it into the film.
Besides
the love of a film full of friends working together it had a great storyline.
Yes the idea of a dysfunctional family coming together because of tragedy isn’t
new but the spins that were put into the film were fresh. It was nice to see
that the film was not overly serious, dramatic or screwball comedy. Each note
hit you delicately as pieces of the characters were unraveled for the audience
and even some traits kept a mystery. Even though the ending seems s little too
predictable it is still an enjoyable movie to behold.
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