Max (Bobby Cannavale) is angry at the world. The protagonist ofAn unexpected function He is divorced from Jenna (Rose Byrne), lives with his father (Robert De Niro) because he has not succeeded as a comedian. stand-up and has an eleven-year-old son named Ezra on the autism spectrum. Although his profession helps him relieve his frustration, jokes and irony aren't enough to understand his son's needs. Inspired by his experiences as the father of an autistic boy, Spiridakis speaks not about the disorder itself, but about the bonds between parents and children. His story begins when, after a series of incidents that separate Max from his son by court order, the protagonist takes Ezra on a road trip. Of all the possible decisions, this is one of the worst, Goldwyn and Spiridakis aren't afraid to show the dark side of a desperate character.