What to say about Death of a Unicorn, the Alex Scharfman-directed fantasy/horror/comedy about a father/daughter pair who hit a unicorn with their car while en route to a billionaire’s wilderness retreat. 

It’s not so bad that I couldn’t sit through the whole thing, because I did. But, it wasn’t so good that I forgot I had a smartphone, which proved more effective at commanding my attention. 

There are some mild to moderately amusing moments. Nevertheless, even with Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Richard E. Grant, Will Poulter and Tea Leoni among the key cast, during and by the end, I realised that I barely engaged emotionally with what was happening.

There are some moments of inadequate writing. And sadly, some of the acting was visible to me, maybe partly because it’s all so fantastical. 

I say all the above to say that Death of a Unicorn is not great. As such, watch it only if you absolutely must.

Happy Film Loving,

G