She might be a bit of a klutz, but with her good natured, bubbly persona, Lily (Barbie Ferreira) is also easy to like - and easy to be taken advantage of, so people seem to walk over her all of the time ... especially her dad Robert (French Stewart). But then dad takes it one step too far when he first presents her as an asset to his date (Debra Stipe), and when Lily then bungles it up through no fault of her own, he cuts her out of his life. This of course hits Lily hard, and it even makes her counselor (Ashlyn Moore) cry. In her despair, Lily turns to the internet to at least be close to her father via social media - but she doesn't find him but another man sharing dad's name, Bob (John Leguizamo), who's also roughly his age. She friends him on Facebook, and when he puts a like on some of her posts, she decides to contact him, and eventually, the two meet - and against all odds, this turns out to be less than awkward as the two of them form a genuine bond as for Bob, Lily's the daughter he has never had, and for her he's the dad her real dad has never been. So in a way, things have really turned out alright - until Robert wants to get back into Lily's life again, really to exploit her good will some more, while Bob suffers a heart attack unbeknown to Lily ...

Bob Trevino Likes It is a rather powerful drama because it feels 100% heart-felt and really underplays its dramatic moments (which doesn't mean the ending isn't an absolute tearjerker), going for a very subtle tone. But more than anything else, Bob Trevino Likes It is Barbie Ferreira's movie, who gives a nuanced and relatable performance and thus lends personality to an already well fleshed out character and this way anchors the movie. And thanks also to a solid ensemble supporting her and a suitably subtle directorial effort, this has turned out to be a really worthwhile movie.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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