Martin's Musings

One thing that always confuses me about modern-day movies is why characters choose to take cabs when Uber and Lyft exist. Especially when the character is a savvy city dweller who’s clearly comfortable with their iPhone. It just doesn’t seem realistic.

But as the new film Daddio illustrates, there can be value in hitching a ride in a car where the driver and passenger know nothing about each other, not even the other’s name, and everything is left more to fate. Writer/director Christy Hall certainly uses that anonymity to her advantage as the film’s two characters find comfort in a stranger and open up to each other during a late-night yellow-cab ride from JFK airport to midtown Manhattan.