Peel (2019 film)

Peel is a 2019 British comedy-drama film co-produced and directed by Rafael Monserrate and starred by Emile Hirsch. The movie was first shown on 7 February 2019 at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

Plot
A simple and good-hearted character, Peel Munter, is left lost and alone at the age of 30, when his over-protective mother dies. He has to learn to fend for himself, befriending neighbors, getting housemates to pay the mortgage, and finally reuniting with his long-lost brothers in a gentle coming-of-age story.

Cast

 * Emile Hirsch as Peel Munter
 * Jack Kesy as Roy, Peel's first housemate
 * Shiloh Fernandez as Sam, Peel's brother
 * Jacob Vargas as Chuck, the 2nd housemate
 * Garrett Clayton as Chad, the 3rd housemate
 * Amy Brenneman as Lucille, Peel's mother
 * Troy Hall as Will, Peel's older brother
 * Yaya DaCosta as Sarah, Will's wife
 * Angelina Joo as Chun Ja, Peel's friend
 * Hana Hwang as Jooeun, Chun Ja's cousin

Reception
Noel Murray from the LA Times wrote: "The problem is that "Peel" is so persistently twee that when it tries to introduce heavier themes - involving the lasting damage family and friends thoughtlessly inflict on each other - the general sense of unreality gets in the way." Roger Moore from the website "Movie Nation" gave the movie only 1.5 stars out of 4, stating: "Hirsch is a gifted comic actor and could have made a lot more out of this unworldly guy who draws and snorkels obsessively and gets his hair cut about as often as Johnny Depp. And no, a few sweet moments in the final act don’t paper over the emptiness that precedes them. "Peel" is just as its title suggests, a movie that's all surface peel and no substance."