Daddio

I thoroughly enjoyed this film. Despite being confined to the setting of a taxi, the movie never felt tedious. The storyline may not be to everyone's taste, but if you are open to a dialogue-oriented film and everyday themes, you can certainly appreciate what this film has to offer.

For me, it was an engaging film that captured a variety of themes: generational differences, digital versus analog communication, "daddy issues," and the importance of human connection, to name a few. Ultimately, the film thrives on the authentic performances of its two main actors. *Daddio* is a thought-provoking and intimate exploration of human connection that proves sometimes the most profound conversations can happen in the most unexpected places.

"Daddio" is a movie that tries to promote meaningful conversation, which is really needed in this day and age, but comes off extremely pervy creepy at times. But for all the pervy creepy moments, many of their conversations are sincere. Sean Penn delivers a great performance. Dakota Johnson does well in her role as the cabby's passenger. Their banter comes off as a natural conversation among two complete strangers. Some of what Penn's "Clark" tries to convey is meant to give much needed advice to a woman lost in a relationship going nowhere. At times, Johnson's "Girlie" seems to take that advice and immediately toss it out the window. Ultimately, they share a bond of two strangers who will probably never meet again, but both will keep the memory of the night's conversations in their hearts forever.

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8.0 stars.

This is a film that everyone must see at least once. This is where you take your troubles and dreams and talk to someone you love and trust, and tell them about a person in your life called Daddio.

What a compelling story about a complex woman and a down-to-earth taxi driver. As they continue to talk, he pulls all of her sorrows out of her and it's all on the table for discussion and healing. But she is not just an ordinary woman, she's also a person of great empathy and she will win this game of honest discourse and reparation of the soul.

I was profoundly touched by these two wonderful actors.

Girlie (Dakota Johnson) arrives in NYC at JFK and boards a yellow cab driven by Clark (Sean Penn). They have an intense conversation.

This is one of those two-handers. The actors are mostly in a confined space by themselves. Girlie does constantly text with somebody and that person is almost a third character in the play. It is a rich cinematic tradition with movies like My Dinner with Andre. In a way, this is more engaging since they start out as strangers. The audience is discovering them as they do. There are some great ups and downs in the conversation although one turn falters in my opinion. She is telling the story about her father and Clark doesn't push her at the end. Instead, he lets it float away. That is a human instinct, but for the drama, he needs to push. There are obvious implications and he needs to give them voice. It's also a time in the story where the tension needs to keep building all the way to the climax. In the end, they never considered what I was thinking and that's a little disappointing. The script seems to be smarter than that. Still, it's a very engaging ride all the way to the end.

Movies, of late, have been boring me after about 20 minutes. It's either a remake or slightly different from an old movie. I usually am able to predicts how they end. Not this movie, sean penn and Dakota Johnson were amazing. Great chemistry. An entire movie filmed in a taxi. Normally I don't like Dakota Johnson but she was great with Sean Penn. Movies with good scripts, good actors and good directors are hard to find now, even with all the TV we have now. If you have the time, you will not be disappointed if you watch this flick. It did at times gives me collateral vibes. If you like that movie you'll like this one.