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Palmer

Palmer

2021

Fisher Stevens

Justin Timberlake, Ryder Allen, Juno Temple, Alisha Wainwright ...

6.6

2,411

Drama After 12 years in prison, former high school football star Eddie Palmer returns home to put his life back together—and forms an unlikely bond with Sam, an outcast boy from a troubled home. But Eddie's past threatens to ruin his new life and family.

	Author	Review
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Casual-viewing comfort food that offers just enough flavor to satisfy anyone with a taste for it, this modest AppleTV+ original only defies expectations by sticking to its strengths"	POS
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"A capable cast helps the pic rise above its formulaic nature (...), but doesn’t make it a must-watch by any means."	NEU
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"A starry redemption story that feels too calculated to be believed. (...) There’s not a lot that will surprise audiences about 'Palmer', which feels almost like a vanity project for Timberlake"	NEU
Canada	Barry Hertz The Globe and Mail	"Allen is delightful in that refreshing way that only newcomers can be (...) But Timberlake is going to have to find a way back to filmmakers like David Fincher if he ever wants to make an actual go at this acting thing."	NEU
United Kingdom	Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"The singer-cum-actor doesn’t have quite enough gravitas to lift a predictable story of an ex-convict forced to look after a kid (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Peter Travers ABC News	"A shameless tearjerker with just enough surprises up its sleeve to bring out your forgiving nature (...) It offers a familiarity that stops far short of breeding contempt"	NEU
United States	Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"We’ve got committed performances from the actor and the wonderful June Squibb, but a script written in crayon (...) The gooey drama made me roll my eyes when it should’ve been tearin’ up my heart (…) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"	NEG

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