{"id":8578,"date":"2020-11-10T14:34:07","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T19:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyfilmfix.com\/?p=8578"},"modified":"2020-11-10T14:34:11","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T19:34:11","slug":"review-come-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyfilmfix.com\/?p=8578","title":{"rendered":"Review: COME PLAY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A family-friendly horror film that\u2019s scary<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

All Oliver wanted was a friend, and in Larry, he\u2019s about to get one that he\u2019ll never forget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Writer\/director Jacob Chase\u2019s \u201cCome Play,\u201d a feature version of his popular 2017 short film \u201cLarry,\u201d is a masterful combination of expert sound design and skilled practical effects. It\u2019s pretty darned scary too.

\u201cCome Play\u201d tells the story of a lonely boy named Oliver (played by Azhy Robertson), who has a hard time making friends. Oliver is on the autism spectrum and only communicates through his cell phone. Apps enable him to answer simple questions, but the awkwardness of this method of speech naturally separates him from his peers.

One night, a strange monster named Larry visits Oliver. By using Oliver\u2019s cell phone to introduce himself, Larry tells his ghostly tale through a curious ebook. But when Oliver reads the mysterious tome, Larry suddenly becomes more and more real. Understandably frightened, Oliver stops reading in hopes that Larry will leave him alone.

The ebook uniquely targets Oliver\u2019s condition, which makes it hard to resist. Titled \u201cMisunderstood Monsters,\u201d it coaxes Oliver to become Larry\u2019s friend because no one else will accept the misshapen creature. When some bullies throw Oliver\u2019s cell phone away, he\u2019s no longer able to warn those around him that a monster is in their midst. And, to Oliver\u2019s dismay, the manipulative Larry can travel through most any gadget with a screen.

A chilling story written around our device-dependent times, \u201cCome Play\u201d works primarily because of the well-crafted setup. The opening sequence makes impressive use of sound effects\u2014every bump and knock in Oliver\u2019s room and throughout the house sets viewer nerves on end. And the eventual reveal of the predatory Larry is particularly remarkable\u2014he\u2019s a being that’s impossible to ignore.

Read the rest of Jonathan’s review online and in print in the Times-Herald: https:\/\/times-herald.com\/news\/2020\/10\/come-play-a-family-friendly-horror-film-thats-scary<\/a>

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