This is a pretty interesting, especially for the first half or so, horror film about an imaginary friend, Daniel, that a young child, Luke, has put to rest due to pressure from his mother. That's that until later in life when this child grows into a rather troubled nerdy introvert, played by Miles Robbins, has problems socializing and seeks help from a psychiatrist who rather bizarrely suggests that he resurrect this imaginary friend thinking it might help him cope dealing with others. We then get an adult version of the "friend" and things go swimmingly...for a while as eventually good old Daniel has a mind of his own and more beyond that. Up until this point all of this makes for a somewhat fascinating little horror tale, but it turns into something that at times is a bit ridiculous. All in all though, it's an unusual horror film. It's biggest asset is Robbins who is very good. Patrick Schwarzenegger plays the adult Daniel. The problems with the script is with this character and I'm not sure if it's well played or not, but it is ominous, so I guess Schwarzenegger does well enough in the role. I didn't even realize until it was over that Mary Stuart Masterson played Luke's mother, who is another bizarre character here. She's not bad in an ultimately so-so, though odd, film.
Review of Daniel Isn't Real
