Death of a Unicorn

'Death of a Unicorn' is potential-laden, though unfortunately I just never really got my teeth into this one. The whole set-up is severely underwhelming, the whole plot with the rich family just didn't do it for me. It does pick up at the conclusion, which is where I see the potential.

A movie solely about the Kintners and the unicorns could've been ace, especially if it lent into the fantasy side of it; almost if it was <i>(iffy association incoming)</i> 'How to Train Your Dragon'-esque, just with all the gore and death that this 2025 releaes does hold. The final scene, as oddly over the top as it is, shows the promise.

Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega are decent in their respective roles, not that I have any core moments to take from eith...

There is something disappointingly formulaic about this comedy drama that really never quite comes alive. It doesnt start so promisingly as we meet Elliot (Paul Rudd) who is travelling with his estranged teenage daughter Ridley (Jenny Ortega) to the remote wilderness home of his would-be benefactors whom he is hoping will give him power of attorney over a large lump of cash. Odell (Richard E. Grant) is the patriarch, and on his last legs; Belinda (Téa Leoni) is his wife and Shep (Will Poulter) his sharp as a spoon son - and Elliott is out to impress. Thing is, he is very late for their appointment. Why? Well they hit something on the road to the house and, well it isnt the kind of thing you meet on the road every day - even if you are Tom C...