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Daddio

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Drama starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn. Caught up in traffic gridlock on the way to Manhattan from JFK airport, a veteran New York cabbie and his female passenger engage in a deep conversation.

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Calum Baker

Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn ably carry this drama two-hander, set almost entirely inside a taxi on the drive from JFK airport to central Manhattan. Johnson's unnamed "Girlie" is returning from a trip to her family in Oklahoma, and she's the last fare of the night for cabbie Clark (Penn). The ensuing chat, punctuated by Girlie's fraught text exchanges with an enthusiastic male lover, is tightly constructed if rarely sparkling. Christy Hall's screenplay lacks originality, but her direction is sharp and smartly teases out this night of the soul, with a close focus on her fine actors. Penn wears his role like a glove - avuncular, frank, slightly sleazy - and Johnson is even better as the passenger who slowly opens up about her rather thorny personal life. Cinematographer Phedon Papamichael and composer Dickon Hinchliffe make key contributions, building a moody, late-night atmosphere that keeps the film engaging even through its dramatic lapses.

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6.7/10

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Cast

rolenameGirlieDakota JohnsonClarkSean Penn

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rolenameDirectorChristy Hall

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Languages

English

Guidance

Swearing, sexual references, nudity

Formats

Colour

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