There are always perils when it comes to dating. Meeting on Tinder could bring some big issues, as happens when Sigrid (Katrine Lovise Øpstad Fredriksen) meets the shy and charming Christian (Gard Løkke). Sigrid’s self-deprecating profile shows that she’s prepared to accept anything, but she doesn’t expect Christian’s four-legged friend to be a man in a costume. She’s convinced to give Christian another shot. However, when she finds out that he’s a multi-millionaire and even begins to accept Frank, the dog, as man’s best friend, she agrees to go away for the weekend at a remote cabin, but she finds out something much more disturbing is afoot …
Far from a shaggy dog tale, Good Boy opens up interesting questions of identity, trust, and compliance. Although Sigrid is almost a walkover when she first meets Christian (they sleep together on the first date), her reaction to seeing Frank for the first time is genuine, and it’s only the lure of his money and the chance of an ‘easy life’ that brings her back into his arms.
The first half of Good Boy is presented as if it were an awkward romance, but things soon take a turn for the sinister as Sigrid learns more about the enigmatic Christian. Director Viljar Bøe builds some great tension with the pair’s relationship, and then Sigrid’s flirtation with Frank brings things into a whole other realm, and not exactly where you’d expect. It’s a film that benefits from going in as blindly as possible for maximum enjoyment.
GOOD BOY had its UK premiere at Pigeon Shrine FrightFest on August 28th and will be on digital platforms from September 8th in US and 11th in the UK.
