Twelve year old Marcus Brewer lives with his chronically depressed
single mother, Fiona Brewer. Both Fiona and Marcus beat to their own
respective drummers. Marcus will do whatever he can to make his
depressed mother happy, even if it causes himself grief. As such, he
realizes that he is perceived as different than most kids, as even the
self-professed weird kids don't want to hang out with him as he is the
target of bullying. Part of the taunts against him are the fact that he
sings and speaks to himself without even realizing that he is doing it.
Meanwhile, thirty-eight year old Will Freeman is a slacker who has lived
comfortably off the royalties of a song written by his deceased father,
and as such has never had to work a day in his life. He is a solitary
man who places himself as the first and only priority in life. He comes
across the idea that dating single moms meets his selfish carnal needs.
It is in this capacity that Will meets Marcus, as one of Will's single
mother conquests, Suzie, is friends with the Brewers. Trying to escape
his life but wanting Will to date Fiona, Marcus infiltrates Will's life,
much to Will's chagrin. Will slowly begins to realize that Marcus is
more than just a nuisance, but rather someone who needs some guidance
navigating through the trials of adolescence and the trials of dealing
with a suicidal mother, and perhaps he can be a small part of providing
that direction. Conversely, Marcus may be able to show Will the path to
becoming a real adult.