This is what people called the "fart movie" at Sundance. Yes, it's a movie that rides on a flatulence joke, literally, and stars Daniel Radcliffe and Paul Dano. When I saw it at Sundance I wasn't too sure what to make of it. It's very original and seems to take pride in its outrageous concept. I met both of the film's eccentric filmmakers at the awards ceremony and they both seemed amused by how confused I was about their film.
Covering Sundance for The Young Folks I wrote: "the directing award went to the directing duo behind the most polarizing film of the fest Swiss Army Man. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert won the award for a movie that Twitch Film’s Jason Gorber called “The Citizen Kane of fart joke movies.” If that doesn’t interest you at all then steer far away from this movie starring Daniel Radcliffe as a dead, farting corpse and Paul Dano as a distraught man stranded in the middle of a dessert Island. They somehow form a friendship and learn to help each other in the process. Radcliffe’s corpse is used as a jet ski ride whenever he farts, on the other hand Dano tries to teach his compadre about the joy of life by dressing up like a a girl and putting the moves on good ol’ Harry Potter. Not much else can be said, just sit back and let the ridiculousness of this movie drop your jaw down to the floor."