This feature falters in delivering earned, meaningful resonance, and instead gives us puddle-deep platitudes that grace wall plaques found in HomeGoods stores.

A sheepish pall steadily creeps over the whole endeavor...

It's a pretty clunky contrivance and it ends up being more or less a one-man show... Teddy would need to conjure up a considerable amount of charm and he and his conversation are not quite funny or smart enough to make it happen.

Writer/director Josh Lawson has created a charming and kind film that keeps its pace brisk and entertaining. Audiences invest in Teddy, not only because he’s likable, but in many ways, he’s relatable.