Writer-director Jacob Vaughan was obviously aiming for cult midnight-movie status with this mixture of comedy and horror, but Bad Milo! tries much too hard in its attempt to be a gross-out laugh fest. Ken Marino stars as financial analyst Duncan, who suffers from acute constipation, which he believes stems from stress at the office. But it turns out the problem is actually Milo, a rubbery gremlin who lives in Duncan's digestive track and pops out of his derrière periodically—which involves a good deal of pain, not to mention blood and excrement—and then literally chews people up before returning to his, uh, home. Duncan seeks help from a weird psychiatrist who is familiar with such a condition, and also looks for answers from his long-estranged father (Stephen Root), who lives an isolated hippie-like existence on a remote farm. The big revelation at the close will surprise no one, nor will it come as a shock that Duncan will be tasked with saving his pregnant wife from the ravenous little beast. In fact, despite its strenuously outrageous premise, virtually everything here has a recycled air. Not recommended. [Note: DVD/Blu-ray extras include audio commentary by costars Ken Marino and Gillian Jacobs, director Jacob Vaughan, and writer Benjamin Hayes, an interview with Marino (10 min.), extended outtakes (8 min.), an extended dinner scene (7 min.), an ASX TV featurette (3 min.), a deleted scene (2 min.), segments on “The Puppeteers!" and “Raw Take" (3 min. total), and trailers. Bottom line: a solid extras package for a disappointing horror-comedy.] (F. Swietek)
Bad Milo!
Magnolia, 84 min., R, DVD: $26.98, Blu-ray: $29.98, Jan. 21 Volume 29, Issue 2
Bad Milo!
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