Audiences leave theaters because Daniel Radcliffe plays a weird corpse

The corpse character of the "Harry Potter" actor in the movie "Swiss Army Man" has an erect penis used as a fortune-telling pole.

The Telegraph reported that audiences left in droves after 30 minutes of the premiere of Swiss Army Man at the Eccles Theater, part of the Sundance Festival in Utah, on January 22.

Paul Dano (sitting) and Daniel Radcliffe play friends in the film.

One person shared on Twitter: "I counted at least 30 people leaving at the 30th minute. I got up at the 40th minute because I couldn't take it anymore." Another commented: "I've seen thousands of movies but I've never seen a movie like Swiss Army Man. Crazy. Crazy. Like a nightmare. This movie contains details of using corpses as motorcycles, using genitals as fortune-telling poles."

Swiss Army Man is an independent film co-directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. In the film, Daniel Radcliffe plays a corpse that washes ashore on a deserted island. A lonely young man (Paul Dano) finds the body. He sits and talks with the corpse, kisses it. One time, the young man uses the corpse's erect penis as a divination rod. Another time, he uses the corpse as a jet ski, using its fecal exhaust to propel the engine.

The Harry Potter actor said: "The opportunity to play a corpse in a movie was so attractive that I couldn't pass up the role." In the movie, Daniel Radcliffe uses a prosthetic penis and has a stunt double in some scenes.

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Before the film premiered at Sundance, hundreds of fans and VIPs gathered to see their idol’s new work. After the screening, the film became the most talked-about work of the festival season. While audiences criticized the film, some experts gave it positive reviews.

The Hollywood Reporter notes that behind the unbelievably bizarre humor, the film is a lovely work, a gay friendship story with a charming unexpected twist. Jordan Zakaroo of Yahoo Movies affirms: "It's both wonderfully funny and humane." The film tackles themes of loneliness and the meaning of life.

Corpse is Daniel Radcliffe's first and most unusual role since leaving the Harry Potter series. Last year, he played a medical prodigy with a temporary hunchback in Victor Frankenstein. Before that, he played a horse-obsessed man in the stage classic Equus.

According to VNE