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This is an excellent indie drama featuring Justin Timberlake in a career-best performance as a man struggling to come to terms with his violent past as he attempts to straighten his life out post incarceration, with things getting complicated when he crosses paths with a young boy who desperately needs some help as his junkie mother is essentially worthless. Written with a strong dose of love for all of its turmoil-filled characters by Cheryl Guerriero and sensitively directed by Fisher Stevens, Palmer hits some painfully truthful notes about growing up and coming to terms with yourself and accepting your mistakes, and I thought Ryder Allen's work as the little kid caught up in a big mess was absolutely sensational; there's one scene where he effortlessly delivers one of the funniest single lines in recent memory, and in general, his sense of spirit lifts the film every time he appears on screen. Tobias A. Schliessler's smooth lensing is a highlight, and it's clear that Juno Temple has the market cornered in terms of playing highly-nasty characters who are in serious need of a personal hygiene fix.