We see:
- Al Pacino ("Danny Collins") as A.J. Manglehorn, a broken-hearted fellow who constantly writes letters to that absent woman. They always come back so he has a room filled with hundreds of them carefully filed away.
- Holly Hunter ("Won't Back Down") is Dawn, a new friend in that small Texas town. She works at the local bank and discovers that they both love their pets. They meet for breakfast at the Pancake Jamboree.
- Chris Messina ("The Newsroom") is his son Jacob, who appears to be financially successful, but there are issues....
- Why was that multi-vehicle wreck strewn with watermelon?
- Who wants to see abdominal surgery on a cat?
- Why were honey bees allowed to build their combs on the mailbox?
- Whose idea was it to make us hear a badly rendered "Love Lifted Me?"
- Why were Pacino's fingers bandaged?
- Is garish lighting and garbled dialogue considered Artistic?
- Why did Pacino sign on? Is this his version of Suffering for his Art?