Frank Fisher (Nick Offerman) owns a failing record shop in the hipster Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook. He's a single dad to Sam (Kiersey Clemons) who is set to go off to medical school while spending time with her girlfriend Rose. Frank intends to close the shop despite his landlady Leslie (Toni Collette) not raising his rent. He's also caring for his mother (Blythe Danner) who suffers from sporadic dementia. He's a former musician who often plays with Sam. One time, he uploads one of their songs onto Spotify and it starts to gain some interest.
It's a sweet, slow, gentle indie about a father daughter relationship. It doesn't have the dramatic heft to give it intensity. This is not a terribly dangerous story. The father daughter relationship is never threatened or in doubt. Offerman is nice if somewhat dad. The revelation is Clemons who has a great look and an intriguing charisma. These characters are so nice that it's impossible for them to hate other. The sweetness is great but the slowness does hold it back. This reminds me of Once but that movie has real tension.
It's a sweet, slow, gentle indie about a father daughter relationship. It doesn't have the dramatic heft to give it intensity. This is not a terribly dangerous story. The father daughter relationship is never threatened or in doubt. Offerman is nice if somewhat dad. The revelation is Clemons who has a great look and an intriguing charisma. These characters are so nice that it's impossible for them to hate other. The sweetness is great but the slowness does hold it back. This reminds me of Once but that movie has real tension.