Steady Boy, aka Charlie Barnes, is convinced he’s dying of pancreatic cancer. When the doctor’s office calls, will he get a reprieve? This is the hook for Ferris’s exploration of an average Joe, a man who has still to find a true calling, at the age of 68. It might never happen, but given how close he has come to death, Charlie can’t afford to waste any more time. The premise might sound depressing but Ferris has a light touch that elevates the mundane into a moving (but not sappy) story of a man trying to do the right thing.
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