Movie Review: "The Peanut Butter Falcon"

This currently released movie centers around a high functioning 22 year old Down’s Syndrome character named Zak who is a ward of the state in a nursing home in North Carolina. With the help of his elderly room mate (played by Bruce Dern), he escapes in search of attending a studio wrestling school manned by his hero The Saltwater Redneck. Without resources or clear direction, he is aided by a vagabond commercial fisherman named Tyler. In time they are joined by Zak’s case worker and journey along the Outer Banks en route to The Saltwater Redneck’s wrestling school. This incredibly “Southern” movie is a well filmed blending of Tom Sawyer, Brother Where Art Thou and The Apostle.