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- Poolman is an unfunny spoof of neo-noir thrillers with hazy direction, even messier storytelling, and unbearable dialogue.
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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.
Sep 21, 2023 · “Poolman,” to the extent that you can discern the ragged crayon scrawl of a design in it, wants to be one of those daffy, rambling, sick-soul-of-Los-Angeles noir comedy fantasias, like “The...
First-time director Chris Pine has clearly watched and loved numerous classic L.A.-based neo-noir comedies; unfortunately, Poolman suggests he'd have been better off not trying to add his own...
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Parents need to know that Poolman is a comedy/mystery directed by Chris Pine. He also stars as the title character, who finds himself trying to expose corruption in Los Angeles. Guns are present, and a character gets shot, with a bloody bullet wound.
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May 10, 2024 · 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,...
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With Chris Pine, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Danny DeVito, Annette Bening. Darren Barrenman is an unwavering optimist and native Angeleno who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live.
Jun 24, 2024 · Film Review – Poolman (2024) By Emlyn Roberts-Harry / 24 June 2024. This one’s a heartbreaker. Chris Pine, arguably the best of the Hollywood Chrises, (have any of the others made a movie as good as Hell Or High Water?) making his directorial debut with a Big Lebowski -esque comedy noir?
