Palmer review: Queer-themed drama overcomes a steep hurdle of predictability Justin Timberlake and Ryder Allen get in sync as a makeshift family in Apple TV+'s graceful "Palmer" 28SHARES Justin Timberlake in Palmer From the moment a bus with a broken headlight drops ex-convict Eddie Palmer off in his small Louisiana hometown, it’s clear his road to redemption won’t be easy — even if he does still look like Justin Timberlake. As the former golden boy title character in director Fisher Stevens’ moving drama Palmer (★★★☆☆), the pop star appears almost as haggard as that beat-down bus. Released early, after serving 12 years of a 17-year sentence (so you know he did something