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After moving to a new town with his single mother (Sarah Silverman), a teen (Nat Wolff) befriends a retired CIA assassin (Mickey Rourke) who teaches him valuable life lessons.
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Rating: R (Some Sexual Material|Language|Violence)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Tony McNamara
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Producer: Rory Koslow
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Writer: Tony McNamara
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Release Date (Theaters): limited
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Runtime:
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Distributor: The Film Arcade
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Production Co: Head Gear Films
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Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Cast & Crew

Mickey Rourke
Ashby Holt

Nat Wolff
Ed Wallis

Emma Roberts
Eloise

Sarah Silverman
June Wallis

Kevin Dunn
Coach Bruton

Zachary Knighton
Father Ted

Michael Lerner
Entwhistle

Adam Aalderks
Valchek

Tony McNamara
Director

Tony McNamara
Screenwriter

Rory Koslow
Producer

Kevin McCormick
Executive Producer

Hilary Davis
Executive Producer

Stephen Kelliher
Executive Producer

Elliot Ross
Executive Producer

Fenella Ross
Executive Producer

Christopher Baffa
Cinematographer

Matt Friedman
Film Editing

Alec Puro
Original Music

Brent Thomas
Production Design

Emily Batson
Costume Design

Angela Demo
Casting
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Jul 12, 2016
Watching this movie, the thing that sticks out most in my mind is the fact that goddamn if Mickey Rourke isn't a great fucking actor. Not trying to suggest that Nat Wolff isn't good in this movie either, because he is, but it's obvious that Mickey Rourke is the character that holds this movie together. I just can't imagine what this movie would've been like without his character. It wouldn't have been a bad movie, not at all, but it would've just lost something. It would've certainly lost its most interesting character, for sure. And I'm not even saying that Ashby's inclusion helped make this film different from all the indie-comedies like this out there, because it wasn't what I would call a completely unique movie. It's your typical new kid in town indie flick. He struggles to make friends, neither of his parents aren't there when they really need him, so he befriends an older person that turns out to be a former CIA hitman. Well, I mean, not every one of those films go like that, but you've seen similar movies, where two very different people start a friendship out of mutual needs. I already mentioned Ed's motivations for wanting a friend. Ashby is, essentially, looking for redemption after coming to regret the very last person he killed But the film is certainly solid, like I enjoyed watching this movie. But that's mostly because of Mickey Rourke and Nat Wolff having strong enough chemistry to carry a lot of the load. The scripting itself isn't great, I don't know if I made that clear already, but the writing and the narrative is a little predictable and generic. There's no real problem with the former every once in a while. For example, The Fundamentals of Caring is a perfect example where predictability and adherence to indie comedy formula didn't really hurt the film a lot. I feel that if you have a really strong script, in terms of dialogue at least, and a cast that's into the material then I feel that they can elevate the film past its limitations. This isn't exactly that movie, because I don't think the dialogue is truly great and it's not like Mickey Rourke and Nat Wolff have the chemistry of, say, James Franco and Seth Rogen. They do elevate the film, somewhat, past its limitations, but I still wouldn't call it a completely good movie. It was certainly on its way there, but it just never quite reached that level. This is another one of those films where quarter ratings would be beneficial. This is a two and three-quarter star movie if I ever saw one. Eh, it is what it is, but the rating doesn't necessarily reflect that. It's certainly better than average, but it's not a good movie. The good performances simply weren't enough to overcome for a predictable and generic script. It's not bad, not even close, but it should've been better considering how great Mickey Rourke is in this movie. Wouldn't recommend it, but it's on Netflix, so you could do considerably worse.
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