November 14, 2019

The Peanut Butter Falcon

USA 2019
Dirs: Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz
★★★½

Small, feel-good quirky film is a real charmer with a lots of heart. Zak is a young man with Down syndrome who wants to follow his dream to become a wrestler. He escapes from his care home, meets and befriends Tyler a fisherman and small-time crook. The pair set off on an adventure meeting a variety of strange characters. Zak's carer Eleanor joins them before they reach their final destination. The three leads all give terrific performances and there is a fair amount of comedy in the impressive script. Recommended.

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