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Oct 30, 2020 · Come Play. Horror. ‧ PG-13 ‧ 2020. Brian Tallerico. October 30, 2020. 4 min read. “Come Play” uses isolated childhood to spin a traditional ghost story around concerns about bullying and even the abundance of screen time for our current youngest generation.
Lonely and desperate for a friend, young Oliver is constantly glued to his tablet and smartphone. However, his precious screen time takes a horrifying turn when a gruesome monster uses his devices...
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Oct 30, 2020 · ‘Come Play’ Review: Where the Wild Things Scar. An autistic boy encounters an online storybook monster who wants to be his friend — or else — in this mix of Spielbergian sentimentality...
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By Rosie Knight
Posted: Oct 28, 2020 7:01 am
IGN serves a global audience, so with Come Play opening in theatrical release this week, we are publishing our review from Rosie Knight who watched the movie via a digital screener. Read more on IGN's policy on movie reviews in light of COVID-19 here. IGN strongly encourages anyone considering going to a movie theater during the COVID-19 pandemic to check their local public health and safety guidelines before buying a ticket.
Come Play began life as a short horror film and after watching the feature-length version it's clear that it should have stayed that way.
Oliver (Azhy Robertson) is a young autistic boy who lives with his struggling parents. Played by Gillian Jacobs and John Gallagher Jr. respectively, Sarah and Marty are Hollywood's version of struggling A.K.A. they live in a huge house and seem to be doing fine unless the narrative calls for it. Why the creative team decided to make Oliver autistic is baffling, especially as their idea of what it is to be autistic is as dated as the '80s inspired tone they're trying to emulate.
Like every other child (and adult) in 2020, Oliver uses his tablet and phone religiously; he also occasionally uses it to communicate. But in Come Play it's used as one more way to show that he's "different." He also has no friends because apparently, the filmmakers think autistic people are incapable of making them. That combined with his mother's terrible parenting means that Oliver is an easy target for Larry, a monster that lives in his tablet -- no, we don't find out any more about that -- and communicates via flashing lights and a Babadook-lite digital book.
Come Play is a misfire on multiple levels, from the thinly drawn leads to lack of tension. It fails to offer any real scares and it's hard to connect on an emotional level with the characters. There are plenty of utterly confusing choices throughout that will make you question what the filmmakers were thinking but will barely intrigue you further. ...
- Rosie Knight
Oct 29, 2020 · The Babadook goes paperless in “Come Play,” a thriller in which a spindly creature from another realm torments a child and his family through phone screens and tablets.
- Jacob Chase
Come Play is a creepy horror film for the whole family, but it falls short with an ending that leaves much to be desired. Full Review | Original Score: B- | Feb 19, 2021
Oct 30, 2020 · Rated: PG-13, for terror, frightening images and some language. Running time: 1 hour, 36 minutes. Playing: Starts Oct. 30, Mission Tiki Drive-in, Montclair, and in general release where theaters...
