I loved this. Everything and everyone just looks and feels so real and believable and genuine. It made me want a donut so badly, and then my husband came home from work with two donuts! A complete coincidence!
I'd even say this is now my favorite movie with an MTV Vj in a lead role.
Red Rocket
Rating
4.5 (1)
Release Date
12/10/2021Runtime
130 minsOverview
Finding himself down and out in Los Angeles, former porn star Mikey Saber decides to crawl back to his hometown of Texas City, Texas, where his estranged wife and mother-in-law are living. Just as this dysfunctional family seems to be making things work, Mikey meets a young woman named Strawberry working the cash register at a local doughnut shop.
How It Feels
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A darkly comic portrait of a charming parasite trying to reinvent himself in his hometown, oscillating between moments of genuine connection and displays of pure selfishness. It's a film that keeps you off-balance, never quite sure whether to root for or despise its protagonist.
Mood
ExhilaratingAbsurd
Themes
AmbitionFamilyComing apart
Tone
Ironic
Pacing
Brisk
Look
NaturalisticHandheld
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Sexual content
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