Blockhead review – struggling novelist embraces his inner monster in comic thriller of literary machismo
The present-day equivalent proposed by writer and director Matt Harlock is BritLit posterboy Will Mercer (Danny Horn), much admired for his debut novel A Random Act yet presently mired in indecision over a follow-up that seems likely to cost him relationships, representation and reputation alike.
Key points
- Mikey is unarguably an arresting character – a very handy golem in overalls – even if we worry about the path….
Retreating to a friend’s garret, he is woken by a builder: bullet-headed, charismatic hulk Mikey (Joe Sims), who merits and invites closer literary study.
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