▁after ▁she ' s ▁gone , ▁Jones ' ▁mother ▁sets ▁about ▁seeking ▁a ▁pros pective ▁sp ouse . ▁Her ▁candidate ▁-- ▁a ▁b ub b ly , ▁cor p ul ent ▁neighbor ▁( T ess ▁B orden ) ▁whose ▁ins ens itivity ▁to ▁Finn eg an ' s ▁condition ▁only ▁ag gra v ates ▁the ▁mal ady ▁-- ▁couldn ' t ▁be ▁worse . ▁Instead , ▁he ' s ▁begun ▁to ▁bond ▁with ▁a ▁qu ir ky , ▁pre co cious ▁ 1 2 - year - old ▁named ▁Syd ▁( Fran ces ca ▁Catal ano ), ▁whose ▁ref us al ▁to ▁pass ▁judgment ▁allows ▁Finn eg an ▁to ▁find ▁his ▁own ▁voice . ▁The ▁friendship ▁never ▁adv ances ▁beyond ▁the ▁purely ▁plat onic , ▁though ▁Catal ano ' s ▁Syd ▁is ▁a ▁remark ably ▁assured ▁and ▁fitting ▁counter part ▁to ▁A aron ' s ▁Finn eg an . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Joe ▁A aron - ▁Finn eg an ▁Jones ▁ ▁Frances ca ▁Catal ano - ▁Syd ▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁In ce - ▁Finn ’ s ▁M om ▁ ▁T ess ▁B orden - ▁M andy ▁ ▁O to ▁Bre z ina - ▁Dr . ▁A mp ▁ ▁Jim ▁O ’ Don og h ue - ▁Past or ▁Mc E wen ▁ ▁Camil la ▁Gran as en - ▁Isabel ▁ ▁Adam ▁O ’ Ne al - ▁S co oter ▁Boy ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Santa ▁Maria ▁Times : ▁ ▁" J oe ▁A aron ' s ▁new ▁film , ▁Cra zy ▁Jones , ▁will ▁und