Family is who you make it.
After 12 years in prison, former high school football star Eddie Palmer returns home to put his life back together—and forms an unlikely bond with Sam, an outcast boy from a troubled home. But Eddie's past threatens to ruin his new life and family.
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Classical in form, contemporary, earnest and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
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- Louisa Moore - Screen Zealotson TMDB · Mar 20217/10
“Palmer” is the type of conventional, formulaic movie that’s designed for audiences who don’t appreciate surprises. This redemption story about an ex-con who bonds with a misfit kid follows a tried-and-true blueprint that’s predictable and saccharine sweet, but the film has an honorable message of understanding and acceptance that celebrates unity — even if it does so on the most basic level. Former high school football star Eddie Palmer (Justin Timberlake) had his whole life ahead of him until a violent mistake turned the All-American boy into a convicted felon. After spending 12 years in prison, Palmer returns home to Louisiana and moves in with his grandmother Vivian (June Squibb). Grandma has taken a liking to the unusual 7-year-old boy named Sam (Ryder Allen) who is living next door with his deadbeat druggie mother, Shelly (Juno Temple). When the boy’s mom runs off for a much longer time than usual, Sam temporarily moves in with his neighbors. Circumstances change for everyone in the weeks that follow, and Palmer begins to notice that he and the eccentric young boy have more in common than either of them first thought. These two outcasts form a strong bond, each of them making
Read the whole review on TMDB - Manuel São Bentoon TMDB · Jan 20218/10
If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com Streaming services have been growing exponentially, and with the current global pandemic deeply affecting the film industry, studios all around the world started to accept their movies’ fate. Controversy became a banal word in this debate, especially regarding the decision of exclusively distributing blockbusters and highly-anticipated films through Netflix, HBO, Disney+, Apple TV+, and more. Concerning this matter, I will always defend the theater experience as something unique and incomparable with home viewing, at least in a general way. Nevertheless, I think the most comprehensible path to accommodate everyone is to give the viewer both choices, and I firmly believe that would be the new norm, sooner or later. Why this apparently unrelated prologue? Well, Palmer is exclusively premiering on Apple TV+, which is probably the most underrated streaming service out there. Both their original movies (Wolfwalkers, On the Rocks) and TV shows (Servant) have become more and more successful, and their production quality unquestionably makes dozens of studios jealous. With that in mind, I belie
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Cast
- Justin TimberlakeEddie Palmer
- Ryder AllenSam
- Juno TempleShelly
- Alisha WainwrightMaggie Hayes
- June SquibbVivian Palmer
- Dean WintersJerry
- Wynn EverettLucille Coles
- Jesse C. BoydTommy Coles
- Charmin LeeJudge Ellen Antheem
- Jake BrennanJake
Crew
- Fisher StevensDirector
- Cheryl GuerrieroWriter
- Tobias A. SchliesslerDirector of Photography
- Terlan MirzeyevOriginal Music Composer
- Geoffrey RichmanEditor
- Charles B. WesslerProducer
- John PenottiProducer
- Charlie CorwinProducer
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