A handyman living in New York City is mistaken for a famous and famously reclusive writer and brought to a university where he is to deliver a keynote address.
Acting
Michael Shannon's deadpan confusion is immaculate.
Writing
The keynote scene where he accidentally becomes profound.
Director
Michael Maren
Michael Shannon
Shriver
Kate Hudson
Simone Cleary
Don Johnson
T. Wasserman
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Delta Jones
Mark Boone Junior
Lenny
Zach Braff
Real Shriver
Perry Mattfeld
Layla
Aja Naomi King
Blythe Brown
M. Emmet Walsh
Arthur Baldwin
Jimmi Simpson
Detective Karpas
Peyton List
Sophie Firestone
Wendie Malick
Dr. Bedrosian
Natasha Hall
Virginia
David Cade
Cheadum
Benjamin King
Jack Blunt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film is based on a novel by Chris Belden, who actually taught writing at a prison — the source of Shriver's accidental poetic wisdom.
The 5.7 TMDB score is almost cruel; this is a stealth comfort watch that critics dismissed because it looks like prestige bait but plays like a shaggy dog story.
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