The Good Boy review: Twisted kidnapping thriller forces yob to mend his ways
Source: telegraph.co.uk
- A 19-year-old thug named Tommy gets kidnapped after a wild night out and chained in a stranger's basement.
- His captors, a quirky couple, use mind games and tough love to turn him into a 'good boy'.
- The film blends dark comedy, thriller tension, and social jabs at youth gone wrong.
The Good Boy (aka Heel in the US) follows a violent young hooligan abducted by a grieving couple who force-feed him rehabilitation through bizarre family routines and psychological tricks. Directed by Polish filmmaker Jan Komasa in his English-language debut, it stars Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough as the kidnappers, with Anson Boon as their captive. It matters because it flips the script on villains and victims, probing how far people go to fix broken lives - or create found families.