No. 111. (2019) THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON. December 19th.

Film No. 111 (2019) December 19th.  8:00 PM SOMERVILLE Outdoor U.W.A.                        

"Tyler, I'm going to give you all of my wishes for my birthday." (Zak makes the ultimate sacrifice to his bestest new friend for the day he looks forward to more than any other).

A sweet road movie where predicting the outcome of one scene after the next is never difficult, but where the enjoyment of each prediction is joyfully anticipated because of the sum of its parts. Those parts come in the form of Zak (Zack Gottsagen) a down-syndrome boy who runs away from his repressive institutional life to pursue a dream, the dream to become a wrestler. How is this possible wearing only underpants and caked in soap? He meets Tyler (Shia LaBeouf) who's come upon hard times and needs to escape from pursuing bad guys in a hurry. The odd couple gradually form a lasting friendship via tried and tested means and along the way, take on the company of Eleanor (Dakota Johnson), a carer for Zach at the institution. Yes, it is far-fetched, silly in fact, and gets even sillier by the time the screen fades to black. However there so much charisma pouring from the characters of TPBF, you will not be able to peel your eyes from this heartfelt adventure story. A low-budget gem of an independent film. 9GUMS.