Walkaway Joe

May. 08,2020      PG-13
Rating:
5.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A young boy named Dallas goes on a search for his pool-hustling father after he abandons their family. Dallas is determined to bring his father home when he meets Joe Haley, a drifter wrestling with a past he'd rather forget, who feels responsible for Dallas' safety and reluctantly takes him in.

David Strathairn as  Joe Haley
Jeffrey Dean Morgan as  Cal McCarthy
Julie Ann Emery as  Gina McCarthy
Julian Feder as  Dallas McCarthy
David Jensen as  Merle
Susan Gallagher as  Maggie
Kim Baptiste as  Sheriff
Chip Carriere as  Bartender
Challen Cates as  Sandy
Tracy Brotherton as  Bar Patron

Reviews

Dynamixor
2020/05/08

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

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Ariella Broughton
2020/05/09

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

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Erica Derrick
2020/05/10

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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Lucia Ayala
2020/05/11

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

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