And yet, compelling performances make “Palmer” watchable and fairly affecting despite the fact that we’ve seen this kind of thing so many times before. Timberlake plays Eddie Palmer, who has just been released from prison after 12 years and is going to live with his grandmother Vivian (June Squibb) in his old hometown. The script takes its time teasing out what exactly landed him behind bars. The script even has the audacity to pretend like Palmer is actually going to turn Sam over to the system at one point. And he and Timberlake are pretty darn cute together, which goes a long way.

Source: ABC News January 27, 2021 21:22 UTC