Sigrid, a part-time cashier and psychology student, wants some romance in her life and feels empowered to arrange a meet-up on the Tinder dating app with Christian. They meet for drinks at a café and Christian turns out to be handsome, charming in his own shy way, a perfect gentleman and, as we learn later, independently wealthy. The date goes well and the couple go back to Christian’s home and spend the night together but, in the morning, Sigrid realizes they are not alone. She is greeted by his dog Frank, who is actually a man in a dog costume. But this is not a prank or performance art. This is the real world inside Christian’s domain. At this point any sensible person would flee the premises, right? And Sigrid does at first. Of course, the viewer already knows from the opening frames of Good Boy (2022), written and directed by Norwegian filmmaker Viljar Boe, that Christian is eccentric. Who else would fix a gourmet meal of steak, roasted potatoes and asparagus for their pretend dog and serve it in a doggie. bowl? And if Christian seems odd, what does that say about the guy in the dog suit?
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