The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Tyler	Shia LaBeouf
Zak	Zack Gottsagen
Eleanor	Dakota Johnson	½
Duncan	John Hawkes	½
Carl	Bruce Dern
Mark	Jon Bernthal	-
Clint / Salt Water Redneck	Thomas Haden Church	½
Ratboy	Yelawolf	-
Jacob	Mick Foley	-
Sam	Jake "The Snake" Roberts	-

Review

Zack Gottsagen plays Zak, a young man with Down syndrome who desperately wants to get out of the retirement home he is living in and go look for his big hero: professional wrestler Salt Water Redneck (Thomas Haden Church). Shia LaBeouf is a young fisherman named Tyler whose personal tragedy a few years earlier has left him disillusioned and apathetic. As Zak escapes, he stumbles onto Tyler's boat just as the fisherman sets fire to a rivalling crabber's equipment. And soon the two are unlikely fugitives on the run together. This is a cute little indie film with its enormously big heart in the right place. The plot is a little too conspicuous, and the story is so sweet it hurts, but the friendship between Gottsagen and LeBeouf rings true in all its absurdity, and all the players appear to fit into their various misfortunate situations. The film is like a pamphlet for North Carolinian problems, most of which the filmmakers claim can be alleviated with some good ol' human warmth. The ending is preposterous and wonderful at the same time, which is some achievement in itself. Kudos to Mr. Gottsagen for a fine acting performance.