Mike Goes To Movies

The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) I'm just going to jump ahead and say it - I was a tad underwhelmed by The Peanut Butter Falcon. No, it is not a bad movie by any sense, however, I guess I personally fell into the trap of modern review-hype and went into this one with overly high expectations. As many reviews have put it - this is the epitome of a feel good movie and that is the main takeaway I had upon leaving the theatre: I did 'feel good' but really not altogether that much else. Even the story behind the film has a 'feel good' quality to it and could possibly provide the basis for its own film. A few years back, director/writer duo, Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, were at a camp for disabled actors and there they met Zack Gottsagen, a young male with Down Syndrome, who expressed interest in making a film with them. Following a proof-of-concept short, the filmmakers received funding to make The Peanut Butter Falcon. The story - a mix of the Huckleberry Fin...