DAUGHTER is a psychological horror story that is also a mystery thriller. What starts out as an abduction quickly turns into a fake and forced case of Stockholm syndrome. When I say "fake and forced," I mean that it never really happens, but the man in charge seems to think he can make his own family.
It's a true tragedy that keeps getting worse as new parts of the story keep coming out that shock and disgust us. The small cast is all great, but Casper Van Dien's performance as "Father" stands out.
Keep reading our review of the movie Daughter below. From February 10, 2023, you can see the movie in theatres and on-demand.
A special family
You've probably heard the saying, "You can't pick your family, but you can pick your friends." Well, we meet a man in Daughter who doesn't agree with this. He is sure that he can pick his own family. So, he goes out and kidnaps a young woman and tells her her new name is "Daughter," but she can also call him "Sister" if she wants to.
He tries to make her feel better by telling her that no one will touch her in a sexual way or hurt her. But when she is told that she only needs to stay with her new "family" for a couple of years, she doesn't feel much better about it.
Also, there's no way to get out of the house. Everyone outside is sick, and the family needs to stay safe and healthy so that they can save the world. This is what the family teaches the son. He must have grown up in a strict home, so playing board games or doing anything else inside is a real treat for him.
A great small group
We meet a total of six people in Daughter, so there are only six actors in the cast. In this part of the story, which only lasts a few weeks, we follow the main family, which is made up of the father (Casper Van Dien), the mother (Elyse Dinh), the brother (Ian Alexander), and the sister (Vivien Ngô). The second one also has the role of Daughter, but her character name in the family tree is "Sister."
Both the mother and the sister are from Vietnam, and some Vietnamese is spoken. But don't say too much, because Father doesn't get it and hates secrets. Which is funny when you hear what he is trying to teach his son.
As Brother, Ian Alexander is scary good. If someone suggests going against what Father says, he can go from being the nicest boy to looking like the devil in an instant. He has a big impact on how everything turns out in the end, and I loved how Daughter ended. Ian Alexander played "Lev" in the video game The Last of Us: Part II, so maybe he'll also be in the HBO show when it comes out?
Now is the time to see Daughter in a theatre, online, or on demand.
Daughter was written and directed by Corey Deshon. In most ways, it was a very good movie. This is his first full-length movie as a director, and his third as a screenwriter. He also wrote the screenplay for the 2018 horror film Trespassers, which starred Fairuza Balk. Most horror fans are curious about the famous star of "The Craft."
Daughter is a slow-building movie in terms of plot, but that's what makes it so creepy. You're stuck in this strange house, and you know from the first scene that the father of this self-made family can be very cruel.
Even though it's 95 minutes long, it moves at a good pace the whole time. If you like scary movies or psychological thrillers where the bad guy is religious, you should definitely check this out. Even more so because the story isn't about anything supernatural; it's just about a person acting in a cruel and brutal way.
Daughter will be in theatres and available on demand starting February 10, 2023. On May 9, 2023, it will also be available on DVD.
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Corey Deshon is the director.
Corey Deshon is the author.
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Elyse Dinh, Vivien Ngô and Ian Alexander
Summary
A strange family kidnaps a young woman and makes her their new surrogate daughter. As she figures out how to deal with this strange situation, terrible secrets from the past come to light, which make the future look even worse.
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