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May 10, 2024 · 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.
May 10, 2024 · In “Poolman,” Chris Pine’s debut feature, he plays Darren, a distractible pool cleaner who becomes an amateur detective when he learns of a municipal conspiracy in Los Angeles.
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...
In Chris Pine's feature directorial debut, Poolman tells the story of Darren Barrenman (Pine), a native Angeleno who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block...
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May 9, 2024 · Pine’s “Poolman” is sort of the physical, emotional and spiritual embodiment of Los Angeles itself: earnest, silly and a little (or a lot) ridiculous, but insistently charming if you decide ...
May 9, 2024 · 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.
May 8, 2024 · Poolman review: The walkouts were (mostly) right. Yes, Chris Pine’s directorial debut is as bad as everyone says it is. By. Emma Keates. Published May 8, 2024. Comments ( 126) Chris Pine,...
Poolman is like a flimsy and faulty floating device that's full of holes and quickly sinks due to its sheer incompetence. This comedy noir mystery is very un-amusing and...
Sep 12, 2023 · ‘Poolman’ Review: Chris Pine’s Noir-Drenched L.A. Comedy Is a Shrill Misfire. Pine directs and stars in this misguided 'Chinatown' spoof with Annette Bening, Danny DeVito and Jennifer Jason...
May 10, 2024 · Darren Barrenman (Chris Pine) is a native Los 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.
