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Director Drew Daywalt's
short "The Bad Cookie" is something of a twisted dark comedy and horror
story that is really almost impossible to peg down but is nonetheless
very entertaining and goofy in some instances, it's that classic horror
story of pure evil born out of hatred, and the romance between a woman
and a her cookie. Daywalt comprises a genuinely entertaining and
simultaneously ridiculous fantasy horror film about a young woman named
Denise who is something of an angelic young woman prone to many hobbies,
one of which is celebrating Halloween with horror movies, and baking
cookies. One moment of sheer happenstance and fate prompts her to prick
her finger dripping blood on to her cookie dough.
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From one
instance of hatred, she gives birth to a rotten cookie, one
with a personality, a fierce loyalty toward his maker, and
an absolute hatred for her boyfriend Christopher. This
prompts Denise to accept the Bad Cookie in spite of his
grotesque appearance that feature eyes, jagged teeth, and a
permanent scowl that melts in to a dreamy glance whenever he
lays eyes on Denise who is instantly accepting of him, even
dancing with the demonic pastry. |
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"The Bad Cookie" is
a movie with a clearly defined tongue set in its cheek enlisting a
narration that sets the tone for a fairytale of monstrous
proportions that gives a lovelorn young girl a companion on a food
that subservient and completely sympathetic to her dilemma of trying
to grab attention from her boyfriend who appears drunken at the end
of the short. Daywalt in a sly manner asks us to decide who is the
monster in this equation and inevitably Denise does as well when
comparing the grotesque cookie and the disgusting boyfriend showing
her little love as possible on her favorite holiday. With some sharp
puppetry and a slick sense of humor, "The Bad Cookie" is an
entertaining short from Daywalt.
An unusual, memorable,
and utterly unique tale of love, revenge, and hatred, "The Bad Cookie"
is a wicked short gem with an interesting concept, some laugh inducing
moments and a premise that will have you baking your cookies a lot more
carefully during Halloween.
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