Poolman

2023
R
1h 40m

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4.0/10

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Danny DeVito, Annette Bening, Chris Pine, and DeWanda Wise in Poolman (2023)

Follows a hapless dreamer and would-be philosopher who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block in sunny LA. When he uncovers the greatest water heist, he does what he can to protect his precious LA.

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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 plac... Read allDarren 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.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.

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4.0/10

1.8K

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See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Writing and directing debut of Chris Pine.

Quotes
Darren Barrenman: I brought you a gift. Samurai warriors were known to have exchanged gifts before battle, so I brought one.

Connections
Features Chinatown (1974)

Soundtracks
Flower Duet
Written by Léo Delibes
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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2/10

Dire stylized dramedy trying to lay a charmless "The Big Lebowski" veneer over a "Chinatown" homage

Desperately screaming 'I love and understand Los Angeles', dire stylized dramedy "Poolman" tries laying a veneer of "The Big Lebowski" (without its natural charm) over a twisty plot based on "Chinatown" (that it homages). Titular pool-cleaner Chris Pine (a retro hippie with OCD - sigh) is on a social activism drive (supported by Annette Bening, Danny DeVito, Jennifer Jason Leigh, DeWanda Wise & John Ortiz) against city councillor Stephen Tobolowsky... which pulls him into that shady convoluted plot which also involves the likes of Clancy Brown & Ray Wise. Pine's a fine actor, but his debut as director / co-writer (with fellow debutant Ian Gotler) sucks. Drain it away.

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