Palmer

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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 c...

Palmer is the type of conventional, formulaic movie thats designed for audiences who dont appreciate surprises. This redemption story about an ex-con who bonds with a misfit kid follows a tried-and-true blueprint thats 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 na...