Facing unemployment from his record store job, divorce and his 20 year high school reunion, a listless former 90's 'one hit wonder' is given a unique second chance when he agrees to produce and record the debut album of an up and coming Internet sensation.
Acting
Pablo Schreiber's dead-eyed desperation is uncomfortably real.
Score
Keb' Mo' brings actual blues cred to this white-guy-redemption fantasy.
Writing
The reunion speech that cuts deeper than any insult.
Director
Matthew Currie Holmes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Matthew Currie Holmes also wrote the songs, blurring the film's own authenticity questions.
The 'local hero becomes small-town villain' arc directly mirrors how actual one-hit wonders are treated by nostalgic fans.
US
