Mainly centring on the life of retired divorcee Ben Mendelsohn (Darkest Hour, Mississippi Grind, Lost River, Starred Up, The Place Beyond the Pines, The New World), his wife Eddie Falco and alcoholic, gambler son Thomas Mann (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), and how he ends up connecting with the son of sort-of friends, played by Charlie Tahan (Ozark, Life of Crime, Blue Jasmine). (Of the latter, we liked the story-within-the-story of the graphic novel about the dog in space Laika.)
It's a quiet but engaging, slightly melancholy film, with a light touch, well acted.
With Connie Britton, Elizabeth Marvel, Bill Camp, Michael Gaston.
Liked the fake and redundant lobster cage touch.
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