‘Daddio’ Review: Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn Meander Through a NYC Cab Ride

Christy Hall’s tone-deaf two-hander takes viewers from JFK airport to midtown Manhattan in a tour of blustery clichés

Dakota Johnson, Sean Penn in "Daddio"
Dakota Johnson, Sean Penn in "Daddio"

It takes a little more than 45 minutes before Dakota Johnson tells Sean Penn to “go f–k” himself in “Daddio,” a tone-deaf two-hander drama that takes place over the course of a long cab ride from JFK airport in New York City to midtown Manhattan. Johnson’s curious, but unconvincing passenger — unnamed in the movie, but referred to as “Girlie” in the press notes — doesn’t often seem to mind being leered at by Clark (Penn), her philosophical mook driver. Girlie also entertains Clark’s patronizing homespun wisdom and increasingly personal questions far more than you might expect, based mostly on his tic-y performance and embarrassing dialogue.

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