Today I saw Daddy Longlegs (previously known as Go Get Some Rosemary) at IFC. The film's getting rave reviews, and the Dad, played by Ronald Bronstein, totally intrigues. He takes a completely narcissistic, unlikable character and makes you feel like his own 6 year old child who totally loves him, or at the very least, WANTS to love him. He's a despicable parent, and a great reminder for why hipsters might want to wait to have kids until they are 100% ready to be responsible and put others before themselves, but you can't help but root for him to win over his kids with whatever hair-brained scheme he's hustling. Lee Ranaldo's sons Sage and Frey play the kids, and throughout the movie I found myself worrying for these child actors... You see, the film seemed so real, and bone-chilling, even, when Dad and gf Leni put the kids into a tranquilizer-induced-almost-coma. So when, in the final act, Lee Ranaldo himself shows up as the kids' step father in the movie, you can't help but breathe a sigh of relief that their actual father is so, actually there for them even during the film's process of creation.
