Tormented by his manipulated boss, his nagging mother, and deadbeat dad, Duncan's stress level has reached epic proportions. This forces Duncan to meet with a hypnotherapist who helps him discover that the cause of his unusual stomach pain is not anything normal for those suffering from a painful gastrointestinal reaction but the work of a small demon, who lives in his anus. Triggered by excessive anxiety, the demon forces his way out of Duncan's Anus hellbent on slaughtering those who have angered Duncan. Jacob Vaughn's Bad Milo is as strange a film as one could imagine given its synopsis, delivering a fun horror-comedy that is as unique as it is strange. Everything in Duncan's life is incredibly stressful, and the characters in Bad Milo are all extremely exaggerated versions of characters which most people can relate too. We're all familiar with over-demanding bosses or nagging mothers and Bad Milo uses these exaggerated versions to tell an oddly touching story about family and relationships. I don't think the film achieves all of its dramatic intentions but it works enough and is very entertaining if you like this sort of thing. Bad Milo is surprisingly violent and grotesque with the creature design being well done. Sure, Milo is somewhat cheesy looking but it really works for a horror/comedy, being frightening but also kinda cute. There are lots of good supporting characters throughout Bad Milo from Peter Stormare to Stephen Root but Patrick Warburton as Duncan's Boss really steals the film with his performance. Bad Milo is nothing groundbreaking but for the Horror/Comedy genre it's certainly a unique entry, being both fun and somewhat intelligent in it's parable about family. 6.5/10
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