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1. mashable.com › article › poolman-review'Poolman' review: How bad is Chris Pine's directorial debut?

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   May 10, 2024 · In the end, Poolman plays an inside joke that never let its audience inside. Poolman opens nationwide May 10.

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2. variety.com › 2023 › film‘Poolman’ Review: Chris Pine’s Daffy Absurdist Disaster of an ...

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   Sep 21, 2023 · ‘Poolman’ Review: Chris Pine’s Daffy Absurdist Disaster of an L.A. Noir. The actor plays a dud of a Dude in a movie he directed that's all whimsical non-jokes, wispy warped dialogue that goes...

3. www.avclub.com › poolman-review-chris-pine-dannyPoolman review: The walkouts were (mostly) right - AV Club

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   May 8, 2024 · The entire supporting cast—including Danny DeVito (playing an out-of-work filmmaker) and Annette Bening (a “Jungian therapist”) who serve as Darren’s surrogate parent figures—commit hard to their...

4. www.thereviewgeek.com › poolman-endingexplainedPoolman (2024) Ending Explained – What truth does Darren uncover?

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   Jun 28, 2024 · Darren’s not a detective – he’s a poolman – but as he cares for his neighbourhood, he decides to investigate June’s claims that her boss is up to no good. The fact that June bailed him out of jail after he got into a fight at City Hall is another reason why he’s quick to offer his services to her.

5. gazettely.com › 2024 › 05Poolman Review: A Diamond in the Rough - Gazettely

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   Inside jokes about places, people and even Hanna-Barbera cartoons leave newcomers perplexed. This quirky trivia overwhelms what should drive the film – its characters and intrigue. Scenes further lack focus and tension.

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6. www.msn.com › en-us › entertainmentReview: In 'Poolman,' a familiar kind of laid-back L.A ... - MSN

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   The Achilles’ heel of “Poolman” is its tendency toward hyperspecific geographical jokes; it’s a bit too “inside baseball” to appeal to anyone outside of L.A. and sometimes feels like a ...

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   Is Poolman an inside joke?

   • And as such, we, the audience are always treated as outsiders. In the end, Poolman plays an inside joke that never let its audience inside. Poolman was reviewed out of its world premiere at 2023's Toronto International Film Festival. Kristy Puchko is the Film Editor at Mashable.

   'Poolman' review: How bad is Chris Pine's directorial debut?

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   Is 'Poolman' a bad movie?

   • So I take no vicious pleasure in saying that “Poolman,” a movie that Pine co-wrote, directed, and stars in, is not only the worst film I saw during the fall festival season but would likely be one of the worst films in any year it came out.

   'Poolman' Review: Chris Pine's Absurdist Disaster of an L.A. Noir - Variety

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   Is Poolman a comedy-noir?

   • Chris Pine has managed to float above so many Hollywood pitfalls with impeccable style. And yet Poolman is a comedy-noir that aims to lampoon the excesses and eccentricities of Hollywood (or, more broadly, Los Angeles) but fails to thrill or amuse — or give fans much of an insight into the mystery man behind it.

   'Poolman' review: How bad is Chris Pine's directorial debut?

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   Is Poolman a good movie if you're a Chris Pine fan?

   • If you’re a Chris Pine super-fan looking to live inside the actor’s head for a little while, Poolman just might be for you. But if you’re pretty much anyone else—even someone looking for some so-bad-it’s-good fun—take a lesson from the walkouts and stay out of the splash zone.

   Poolman review: The walkouts were (mostly) right - AV Club

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   Are there any good actors in 'Poolman'?

   • There are good actors who get pulled into the hollow maelstrom of “Poolman,” like Annette Bening and Danny DeVito, acting as broadly as they can as the apartment dwellers who are Darren’s parent figures.

   'Poolman' Review: Chris Pine's Absurdist Disaster of an L.A. Noir - Variety

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   Who made a movie like 'Poolman'?

   • Robert Altman and Hal Ashby and Alan Rudolph all used to make movies like this, especially when they were working small, as in projects like “ Brewster McCloud ” and “ Harold and Maude ” and “ Trouble in Mind,” which, like “Poolman,” were all so wispily assembled that you could imagining them coming apart in a soft gust of wind, like a dandelion.

   Poolman movie review & film summary (2024) - Roger Ebert

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8. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › poolman-film-review-2024Poolman movie review & film summary (2024) - Roger Ebert

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   May 10, 2024 · 6 min read. Chris Pine ‘s first film as a director, “Poolman,” is a character comedy about oddball Los Angelenos that doubles as a spoof of 1940s detective movies. Pine also cowrote (with Ian Gotler), co-produced, and plays the title character, Darren Barrenman.