‘Whalefall’ Review: Austin Abrams Battles a Bellyful of Daddy Issues in Brutal Survival Thriller
Brian Duffield delivers exceptional underwater body horror in a sincere adaptation of Daniel Kraus' novel that packs enough emotional baggage to nearly sink its ingenious premise.
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“ Whalefall ” asks how much patience you can sustain for discussing your friend’s daddy issues while also actively trying to help them escape being devoured by a literal whale. The answer, in director Brian Duffield ’s at-once brutal and sincere survival thriller , is less than you might hope.
There’s plenty to unpack about the troubled relationship between young scuba diver Jay Gardiner ( Austin Abrams ) and his late father Mitt ( Josh Brolin ). But by chance, have you considered just how rapidly gallons of digestive fluid might rip away human skin?
