Paul Sundling

I wonder if I'd enjoy this movie more with the brightness turned up. Some of it was too dark to see what was going on. There were some pacing issues and it made me glad I was watching it on hulu as I enjoyed the commercials more than the movie. The first half was unwatchable without a speed plugin to watch it at double speed. Others have talked about the logic flaws. The acting was top notch. Spoilers: I did like the monsters custom attack and enjoyed the critters knockoff attack where they roll in a ball.

"That is so LA." The Poolman is like Chinatown, reimagined with the surrealism of Terry Gilliam. This craziness would be even less believable if it wasn't set in Los Angeles. It captures the undercurrent of creatives chasing success in LA with day jobs and a side of therapy. It's a dreamer's city. Someone who hasn't been friends with people like these might not be able to believe, understand, or appreciate this film. I get them. Everyone is trying to get some side project made and LA attracts a lot of unconventional people. For context, doing tech for the big entertainment conglomerates as my day job in LA, before retiring to write novels is where I'm coming from. It's surely a love it or hate it film. You'll either be delighted and laughing hysterically, or groaning in annoyance. Not much middle ground. The acting is fabulous and Chris Pine in particular was incredible.

Contained movies with small casts are the cheapest to make. That's the main reason this movie even got made. I used speed plugins to watch this movie at 400% and still the pacing was too slow, so I fast forwarded and that still wasn't fast enough. I then resorted to scrolling through the thumbnails at the bottom and skipping to the end. I don't think I missed anything and only lost 10 minutes to sample the movie. Had a few good visuals. I rate this movie TL;DR, even at such a short length. I'm almost tempted to give the movie 2 stars just because the title is so good. Really wish they hadn't wasted that amazing title on such a not quite mediocre film.

This unexpected gem was the best Spider-Man movie ever.