Daltry Calhoun
In small town Tennessee, a ne'er-do-well man wrestling for control over his fading golf club is reunited with his estranged daughter, a 14-year-old musical prodigy.
Critics Sentiment
Daltry begins developing relationship with store clerk played by Lewis
Ex-girlfriend arrives with terminal illness and their daughter June
The film rises from its weakest early plotting to its strongest emotional moments during father-daughter bonding, then crashes in the final act due to unsatisfying resolutions.
Critics found Daltry Calhoun to be a well-intentioned family drama elevated by strong performances, particularly Sophie Traub as June, but ultimately undermined by too many underdeveloped plot threads and an unsatisfying conclusion. While many praised the heartwarming father-daughter relationship and authentic Southern atmosphere, the film's inability to deliver a climactic or surprising resolution left most reviewers feeling that a good idea never fully developed into a complete story.
Full cast
Johnny Knoxville
Daltry Calhoun
Elizabeth Banks
May
Juliette Lewis
Flora
David Koechner
Doyle Earl
Kick Gurry
Frankie
Lawrence Bull Jr.
Repo Man #2
Beth Grant
Ciotka Dee
Thomas Jackson Burt
Farmer
Ken Jackson
Charlie
Sophie Traub
June
Matthew Sharp
Eugene
James Parks
Arlo
Andrew Prine
Sheriff Cabot
Linda Wylie
Beehive Woman
Carri O'Neill
Housewife
Sammye Sowell
Housewife
Bob King
Ancient Farmer
Gatlin Kate James
Little Girl
Kelsey Stinson
Baby June
Laura Cayouette
Wanda Banks
Crew
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