You can safely skip the first 45 minutes of this movie. It's the most clichéd Dead Poets / Breakfast Club nonsense I've seen in quite some time.
As for the rest? Well… it is shot on film with a unusual aspect ratio. So, you know, that's cool...
There's also lots of ✨acting✨ and quirky camera angles…
The final third is your typical mismatched buddy movie. Isn't it funny that the old man and young boy are so different? And yet, in many ways, aren't they the same?
It is a totally unremarkable and utterly predictable movie.
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