Screen International Critics' Choice
For "Red Rocket" protagonist Mikey Saber, there are only two types of people: the ones he’s used and the ones he’s going to use. Simon Rex is terrifically oily as a washed-up Los Angeles porn star who returns to his small-town Texas haunts, not so much to lick his wounds as to plot his comeback.
Building off the scrappy beauty of "Tangerine" and "The Florida Project", director Sean Baker again trains his sights on a vivid milieu and a fascinatingly singular character, and much of this well-observed gem’s pleasures derive from watching what scheme Mikey will concoct next — and whether he can get away with it.
The film is included among the Oscar favourites for the best film of the year.
Tim Grierson, Screen International
Red Rocket
Red Rocket
Genre
Drama
Director
Sean Baker
Run time
2h 8min
Cast
Simon Rex, Bree Elrod, Ethan Darbone
Genre
Drama
Director
Sean Baker
Run time
2h 8min
Cast
Simon Rex, Bree Elrod, Ethan Darbone
Screen International Critics' Choice
For "Red Rocket" protagonist Mikey Saber, there are only two types of people: the ones he’s used and the ones he’s going to use. Simon Rex is terrifically oily as a washed-up Los Angeles porn star who returns to his small-town Texas haunts, not so much to lick his wounds as to plot his comeback.
Building off the scrappy beauty of "Tangerine" and "The Florida Project", director Sean Baker again trains his sights on a vivid milieu and a fascinatingly singular character, and much of this well-observed gem’s pleasures derive from watching what scheme Mikey will concoct next — and whether he can get away with it.
The film is included among the Oscar favourites for the best film of the year.
Tim Grierson, Screen International
For "Red Rocket" protagonist Mikey Saber, there are only two types of people: the ones he’s used and the ones he’s going to use. Simon Rex is terrifically oily as a washed-up Los Angeles porn star who returns to his small-town Texas haunts, not so much to lick his wounds as to plot his comeback.
Building off the scrappy beauty of "Tangerine" and "The Florida Project", director Sean Baker again trains his sights on a vivid milieu and a fascinatingly singular character, and much of this well-observed gem’s pleasures derive from watching what scheme Mikey will concoct next — and whether he can get away with it.
The film is included among the Oscar favourites for the best film of the year.
Tim Grierson, Screen International
Info
Rating
(none)
Production year
2021
Global distributor
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Local distributor
Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ
In cinema
11/14/2021