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"Dust Bunny doesn't reinvent the wheel or say something profoundly new about grief and trauma, but it manages to be a satisfying experience. It's a "silly" film in its conception, and its VFX might not dazzle, but it's all executed with evident affection and clarity of purpose.
There's a positive and clear message about sensitive matters, wrapped in a somewhat humorous and innocent layer that, with the due warning about "accessible violence", can be ...
Dust Bunny
Ten-year-old Aurora asks her hitman neighbor to kill the monster under her bed that she claims ate her family. To protect her, he must battle an onslaught of assassins while accepting that some monsters are real.
"Sometimes there really are monsters under your bed."
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Picture the noir-esque world of “Blade Runner” (1982) reimagined by a mischievous youngster with a macabre streak, augmented with the lavish stylings of assorted filmmaking auteurs and fused with the menacingly beastly trappings of “Gremlins” (1984), and you’ve got a good idea what to expect out of this debut feature from writer-director Bryan Fuller. Ten-year-old Aurora (newcomer Sophie Sloan) is terrified of the nefarious monster that lives under her bed, despite assurances from her well-meaning foster parents that no such creature exists. But the young New Yorker has good reason t...
Whimsy, darkness, and lovely acting
This movie loos nothing like its trailer, and that is a great thing, especially today. Too many will give up their entire plot, but this movie plays it closer to the vest, and throws you a few massive curveballs along the way. The acting and directing is solid, the sound and visuals are great, and it is a thoroughly enjoyable movie. I can highly recommend it....
**Definitely worth a watch**
This film is a standout from other films released in the last decade. It has all the elements that make it a watchable and enjoyable family film: good acting, good filmography, good story. It's a fantasy on par with the similar films of this genre spanning back to the 1980s, that isn't waste of your time.
**9/10**...