When a family member falls into a coma (or is hospitalized for any reason), the usual reaction is to send flowers while you await their possible recovery. Stealing identities or metaphorically popping champagne is usually not on the to-do list, but the family tree in Audrey is hopelessly poisoned. It’s not good news for the comatose titular character (Josephine Blazier), but luckily for us, it means 90 minutes of unhinged black comedy and absurd one-liners. Audrey gives us one of the most hilariously dysfunctional families in recent memory, with director Natalie Bailey and writer Lou Sanz selling each surreal and colorful narrative beat. The Australian film has no pretense of being realistic, which is why it is so easy to buy into, allowing us to enjoy this unabashed romp into toxic family dynamics, seizing the glory days and (twisted) sexual repression.
