We loved this poignant story of a down-on-his-luck fisherman connecting with a young Down syndrome man and the nursing home administrator caring for him. Shia LaBeouf is great as the fisherman, Dakota Johnson lovely as the administrator, and Zack Gottsagen fabulous as the Down Syndrome man. Supporting cast includes Bruce Dern, Thomas Haden Church, and more.
Apparently co-directors/co-writers Tyler Nilson and Mike Schwartz met Gottsagen at a camp that included people with Down syndrome. Gottsagen told them he wanted to be a movie star so they wrote the movie for him, a feature debut for all three.
The lush photography shot in Savannah, Georgia, is thanks to Nigel Bluck. And the score by Jonathan Sadoff, Zachary Dawes, Noam Pikelny, and Gabe Witcher can be streamed on Apple Music, Spotify, and others.
LaBeouf was last blogged for American Honey, Johnson for Bad Times at the El Royale, Dern for Nostalgia, Church for Killer Joe, and Sadoff for Ingrid Goes West (Dawes worked on it, too),
With several film festival wins and nominations already, it's not surprising that Rotten Tomatoes' critics and audiences are eating this up, averaging 95 and 96%, respectively. Jack and I saw it on September 18, 2019, and it'll be released to the streaming outlets a few days from now.
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