COME PLAY is sort of a PG-13 rated version of THE BABADOOK. It deals with some similar aspects: a lonely boy (Azhy Robertson) and his worried mother (Gillian Jacobs), and a strange book containing a monster. In this movie, autism comes into play, and the monster is named Larry. There's also a father (John Gallagher Jr.), who is a slacker working at a parking lot.
The family dynamic is dysfunctional, and the boy is bullied at school for being different. Unlike the aforementioned BABADOOK, the creepy "book" is online, allowing the creature to haunt the family through several different devices. It's a fairly scary, gangling abomination that was achieved through both practical and computer-generated means.
Not a bad monster movie, with a nice "terror through technology" angle. Having worked with those on the autism spectrum, this movie does a decent job of portraying its effects and mannerisms...
The family dynamic is dysfunctional, and the boy is bullied at school for being different. Unlike the aforementioned BABADOOK, the creepy "book" is online, allowing the creature to haunt the family through several different devices. It's a fairly scary, gangling abomination that was achieved through both practical and computer-generated means.
Not a bad monster movie, with a nice "terror through technology" angle. Having worked with those on the autism spectrum, this movie does a decent job of portraying its effects and mannerisms...