Name: Why Don't You Just Die Drops Buckets of Bloody Good Blood - Mother of Movies
Director: Kirill Sokolov
Released: 2020-04-20T18:41:00

Why Don’t You Just Die (Daddy, Die) arrived as a movie release with plenty of blood spatter on digital. A Russian language film that speaks to the hearts of audiences who love fast-paced frenetic stories laden with buckets of blood. Not an easy task for a film that spends 95% of its time in a tiny apartment. This is the film that has put Krill Sokolov’s name on the list of writer-directors who will be your new favorite filmmaker.

Having a debut feature film as crazy as this is a great way to announce your arrival on the cinematic landscape. If you want to get a sense of this filmmaker’s style, he likes the trademarks of Quentin Tarantino, Martin McDonagh, Sergio Leone, Park Chan-wook, and, Martin Scorsese. And bring the crazy he certainly does.

“He did not live to know who the winner was” – Flan O’Brien

The film encompasses a young man’s quest to serve justice to his lover’s father. At her request to kill him, he benignly turns up at her parent’s apartment carrying a hammer. The first and most noticeable attribute of Daddy, Die is the score. I adore a well-crafted upbeat tune to accompany serious tones and here it’s done with particular enthusiasm. The music throughout serves up more than just background noise and assists in giving a voice and direction to the story.

Andrei (Vitaliy Khaev), towers over most but first impressions regard him as a friendly albeit sternly-spoken dad. Matvei (Aleksandr Kuznetsov) slips the hammer into the back of his jeans when he sees his girlfriend’s mom is at home. His simple plan of going in strong is instantly halted. Once inside, she offers him some tea and together Andrei and Matvey sit across from one another as the hammer falls to the floor. A conversation akin to “it’s not mine” follows and the hammer becomes the proverbial elephant in the room.

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A dramatic tonal shift takes place and the comedy aspect comes in the form of a cartoon-like, scuffle. To clarify, imagine a Wile E. Coyote, Loony Tunes episode where every impactful connect gives off a resounding sound. Without reservation, heads crash into surfaces or get clanged into metal. Guns boom before missing intended targets to form face-sized peepholes in walls. We’re explicitly treated to a full-sized television unceremoniously thrown into another’s face. Just like in the iconic cartoons, neither of the fighters dies.

Why Don't You Just Die (Daddy, Die) Aleksandr Kuznetsov as Matvey in — Aleksandr Kuznetsov as Matvey in Why Don’t You Just Die (Daddy, Die)

“One, Two Three. Evil Won’t Touch Me”

By the same token, there is no cheesy overtone thrown into the mix. It’s all very serious despite its smirk-inducing violence. Characters are dutifully defined. Everything is revealed at a slow and steady pace. What should be a straightforward revenge story is beautifully complicated. Each character’s part in the dynamic of the storyline unfolds in perfect harmony inside the comedic snowball of errors. Relatable anecdotes give a nod to society’s attitudes. In Why Don’t You Just Die, Andrei’s wife Tasha highlights the volatile and disrespected nature of her position. The film manages to take many particularly unsavory incidents to task with well-timed, poignant dialogue.

It’s hard to believe a story with so many parts can be full of so much prolific spatter. Almost every corner of the tiny apartment and the people within it are covered in blood. Scrapes, gashes, gunshot wounds, and, broken limbs abound. From time to time amidst the chaos, Andrei stops to eat salami from the fridge.

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The “Why Don’t You Just Die” movie is a joy to watch. There is nothing about this film that I didn’t like despite not being keen on such overt acts of carnage. Some will be forced to look away from time to time but the rest of you will be angling to hit the rewind button. The cinematography is an enviable mix of perfectly attuned flashbacks and wonderfully executed shots.

Overall, you’d be crazy not to give this one some attention.

I give Why Don’t You Just Die

4.5 you’ll feel bad for laughing out of 5

WHY DON’T YOU JUST DIE TRAILER is too violent for regular people and Google doesn’t like it. Here is the link to the footage on YouTube