The Peanut Butter Falcon is a sweet, tender and joyful portrayal of an unlikely friendship, and it won't fail to charm.

What follows could be a bit corny. Indeed it is a bit corny, and that is part of its charm. Life is a bit corny too.

As calculated as the film might be, it's hard to dislike. And while Nilson and Schwartz use Gottsagen's sincerity as a guarantee of their own good intentions, this never feels as exploitative as it might have.

...the wry simplicity of Mark Twain hangs over The Peanut Batter Falcon... this is a folksy kind of film, a gentle and occasionally profound story of people who fight to get in touch with their ambitions. The cast are excellent, and the pacing is fine...