In ‘Bob Trevino Likes It,’ a ‘Euphoria‘ Star Finds Herself a New Dad on Facebook
Whatever the opposite of catfishing is, that's what happens in Bob Trevino Likes It. Normally, when you hear a story about a young woman meeting a man on Facebook, the ending is usually horrifying, dangerous, and terrible. The beats are usually the same: The man is much older than he said he was. He’s not the person he looked like in his profile photo. He’s a scammer. Or, the worst case scenario: He’s threatening, and he plans on somehow hurting the young woman.
But none of these nightmares occur in Bob Trevino Likes It, a delightful—and, surprisingly, based on a true story—movie that premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival on Saturday. Based on writer/director Tracie Lymon’s real-life events, the comedy follows a young woman who finds a father figure in a random man who happens to have the same name as her real dad. She finds and friends him on Facebook, and after he starts liking all her posts—hence the title—the pair start chatting online.
At 25, Lily Trevino (Barbie Ferreira of Euphoria) struggles to connect with her erratic father Bob (French Stewart), who often estranges himself from his daughter in public, tantrum-like episodes. She walks on eggshells around him, careful not to tease him for his weird online dating habits—he uses Facebook to stalk women and playfully judge their appearances around Lily—or upset him in any way. Lily is usually good at toeing the line, but after she mistakes one of Bob’s dates for another woman he’s been seeing at the same time, Bob blows up and removes his daughter from his life.