This movie presented some real hurdles, but Billy Bob Thornton rose to meet them with what is arguably his finest performance. I wasn't sure what to expect when I started watching, and I’m glad things turned out the way they did: it's a genuinely good, believable, and affecting story that doesn't shy away from difficult realities or attempt to create unrealistic heroes. It feels like the most substantial work of …

A man who’s committed a crime, and someone you might find yourself rooting for, mmm-hmm. After three decades in a mental hospital, a quiet, deliberate individual (Billy Bob Thornton) is freed and finds work repairing lawnmowers in rural Arkansas. He connects with a young boy and his mother (Natalie Canerday), who allow him to live in their garage, though the mother’s boyfriend creates complications (Dwight Yoakam)…