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Somewhere inside this lumberingly long fantasy-horror is a smart little black comedy trying to scuttle out. French scare specialist Alexandre Aja directs from an adaptation of the 2010 novel by Joe Hill, son of Stephen King. Ig Perrish is a troubled young guy played fervently, if somewhat blandly, by Daniel Radcliffe. He is hated by the community for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Merrin (Juno Temple), and then somehow beating a murder rap with the help of a smart lawyer. But  Ig is in anguish; he is entirely innocent, tormented with grief for Merrin. At the nadir of his spiritual agony, he develops two odd protuberant growths on his forehead that give him a diabolic sort of authority, hypnotising people into asking his permission to do bad stuff. Ig tries to use his new power to discover what happened to Merrin. Somewhere inside this lumberingly long fantasy-horror is a smart little black comedy trying to scuttle out. French scare specialist Alexandre Aja directs from an adaptation of the 2010 novel by Joe Hill, son of Stephen King. Ig Perrish is a troubled young guy played fervently, if somewhat blandly, by Daniel Radcliffe. He is hated by the community for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Merrin (Juno Temple), and then somehow beating a murder rap with the help of a smart lawyer. But Ig is in anguish; he is entirely innocent, tormented with grief for Merrin. At the nadir of his spiritual agony, he develops two odd protuberant growths on his forehead that give him a diabolic sort of authority, hypnotising people into asking his permission to do bad stuff. Ig tries to use his new power to discover what happened to Merrin.
There are a few laughs and sharp moments, but this film outstays its precarious welcome by about half an hour and strays into some weirdly humourless YA romance territory. Radcliffe’s performance is dull, and Temple is not allowed to do anything other than the same old wild-child routine. There are a few laughs and sharp moments, but this film outstays its precarious welcome by about half an hour and strays into some weirdly humourless YA romance territory. Radcliffe’s performance is dull, and Temple is not allowed to do anything other than the same old wild-child routine.
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