The Peanut Butter Falcon
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Nigel BluckCast:
Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, Zack Gottsagen, Bruce Dern, John Hawkes, Jon Bernthal, Thomas Haden Church, Mick Foley, Deja Dee, Yelawolf, Jake Roberts (more)VOD (4)
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The Peanut Butter Falcon is a modern Mark Twain-esque adventure starring Shia LaBeouf as a small time outlaw turned unlikely coach who joins forces with Zak, a young man with Down Syndrome on the run from a nursing home with the dream of becoming a professional wrestler with Dakota Johnson as Zak's loving, but stubborn, carer. (Signature Entertainment)
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A pretty solid piece of American indie filmmaking set in the backwoods, starring a young man with Down syndrome. The standout performances alone make it worth watching.
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The name of the central character, the Peanut Falcon, and a wrestling fighter nicknamed the Salt Water Redneck suggest that this could be an extraordinary experience. And so it was. After the Italian movie Dafne I watched another movie focusing on the integration of individuals with Down syndrome into society shortly thereafter. While Federico Bondi took a dramatic approach to the subject matter, Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz took a more comedic approach, but still managed to maintain a much needed human dimension and still entertain. Of course, the performers of all three main roles had a lot to do with it, and it was a pleasure to watch them. The fantastic adventure was topped off by a great soundtrack, serving as a sweet conclusion to the wonderful journey. (90%)
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