‘All anyone remembers is the giant pink dildo!’
After suffering a stroke during a court hearing , elderly judge Stefan Mortensen (Geoffrey Rush) recouperates in a residential care home. However fellow resident Dave Crealey (John Lithgow) seems determined to make his life a misery. From gas-lighting to physical and verbal torture, Dave’s bullying seems to go unnoticed by everyone apart from Stefan and his ex-rugby player roommate Tony (George Henare) who seems to bear the brunt of Dave’s vile bullying.
Under the rule of ‘Jenny Pen’, a little baby-doll puppet with weird yellow eyes, Dave exerts absolute control over the residents and unwitting staff.
Determined to stand his ground despite his declining condition, Stefan refuses to let Dave continue to get away with his reign of terror.
John Lithgow puts in a truly unsettling performance. He’s skin-crawlingly unpleasant, particularly in a scene where he torments a female dementia patient that’s desperately waiting for her family to visit her.
Content warning: sexual assault, human Flamin’ Moe, naked old man arse.
Final verdict: MASHED POTATOES!
The Rule of Jenny Penn is available to watch on Shudder.
