Matthew (Théodore Pellerin) has a cold, vacant, calculating stare that morphs suddenly, and consciously, to friendliness when pop star Oliver (Archie Madekwe) enters the Los Angeles clothing store where he works.

Any trace of that transformation, or hint that he recognizes the singer, quickly vanishes behind a façade of naivete once Matthew puts on a song that charms Oliver, who’s disarmed by the clerk’s supposed ignorance about who he is. It’s in sharp contrast, after all, to the legions of fans who want to photograph or fawn over him, including Matthew’s buddy Jamie (Sunny Suljic)—so Oliver invites Matthew to that evening’s concert.

With a cunning that’s bracing for being so casually and confidentially pulled off on the spot, Matthew seizes his opportunity, and an A-list relationship

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