Ralphie (Jesse Eisenberg) has father abandonment issues. We later discover his father left him at Christmas. It is the Christmas season and Ralphie tries to hide his feelings. He has built a wall around himself. He lost his job and is working as a ride-for-hire. His live-in girlfriend (Odessa Young) is pregnant and is working to help out. Ralphie also works out at a gym. He is not a people person. His dealer friend introduces Ralphie to their group of guys which has Dan (Adrien Brody) as their leader. On the surface, it appears to be a self-help group where men can open up about their issues and true feelings. In reality, it is a cult that enables Raphie's worst instincts by empowering his mind. This led to a horrific downward spiral.
The film is different and is a slow burn that never fizzles. At one point in the mall our "protagonist" realizes the group of men who have abandoned their families is not right for him, but he is brought back into the fold as his freedom was not meant to be.
Guide: F-word. Sex. Male nudity.
The film is different and is a slow burn that never fizzles. At one point in the mall our "protagonist" realizes the group of men who have abandoned their families is not right for him, but he is brought back into the fold as his freedom was not meant to be.
Guide: F-word. Sex. Male nudity.