As much as I loved the dialogue written for these performers, the meat of the story is whether or not Palmer is the right fit for Sam and certain elements of that are sort of thrown away in the third act. I believed the majority of the dialogue that nearly every character had, which is why I also feel that this movie sputtered slightly towards the end. You could tell this was a story that came from the heart.

Yes, when breaking the overall movie down, there are some very rushed aspects of the story in the third act, but the dramatic elements to the film felt very authentic. What set it aside from all the others for me though, was the fact that the screenplay by Cheryl Guerriero was far better than I expected it to be. This sort of premise has been done time and time again, just in different variations. Struggling to fit in for being different than other boys in his school, Palmer slowly becomes the father figure that this boy may just need in his life. Their young boy Sam eventually forms a bond with Palmer, even though Palmer wants literally nothing to do with him when the film opens. After serving time for over a decade, Eddie Palmer (Justin Timberlake) returns home to live with his grandmother, only to see that a troubled family lives next door. Palmer has many similar tropes to movies you've seen before, but here's why the subject matter, along with a great central performance by Timberlake, warrants a viewing. While Timberlake never seems to choose projects that will win him awards, he's always very, very solid in whichever role he does take. Palmer only furthered those thoughts for me. Starring in films like Friends with Benefits, Trouble with the Curve, or even In Time, he has proven that there's more to him than meets the eye in terms of acting. Yes, he was solid in the film Alpha Dog, but I believe that being directed by David Fincher really broadened his horizons. Before The Social Network was released back in 2010, I never thought of Justin Timberlake as an actor.

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