On Thursday, Chris Pine unveiled the first trailer for his feature directorial debut Poolman, in which he stars as an eccentric slacker-turned-private detective called Darren Barrenman.
In it, the 43-year-old Emmy nominee gave his ‘Pine Nut’ fanbase gratuitous footage of himself in all his shirtless glory cleaning the pool at the Tahitian Tiki apartment, but with unkempt hair and a burly silver beard.
Darren spends a lot of time with his parents played by Oscar nominees Danny DeVito and Annette Bening while acting non-committal to his girlfriend played by Oscar nominee Jennifer Jason Leigh (who at 62 is only three years younger than Annette).
Jurassic World Dominion’s DeWanda Wise portrays June Del Rey, the executive assistant to LA City Councilmember Steven Toronkowski (Stephen Tobolowsky), who randomly enlists Barrenman’s help on taking the ‘dirty’ politician down.
‘Can I trust you?’ Darren asks the stereotypical femme fatale at one point.
On Thursday, Chris Pine unveiled the first trailer for his feature directorial debut Poolman, in which he stars as an eccentric slacker-turned-private detective called Darren Barrenman
Barrenman is joined by his father Jack (DeVito) on one stakeout where they capture some sort of exchange between Toronkowski and a mystery man, which eventually uncovers a sizeable water heist a la Chinatown (1974).
‘I know it’s dangerous, but I got myself into this,’ Darren said at the end of the two-minute preview.
‘I gotta get myself out.’
Chris desperately appears to be trying to channel The Big Lebowski’s The Dude in his comedic mystery, but he doesn’t have Oscar winner Jeff Bridges’ charisma or the Coen Brothers’ writing.
When critics saw Poolman at the Toronto Film Festival last year, they gave the retro film a dismal 23% approval rating (out of 26 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes.
Clancy Brown, John Ortiz, and Ray Wise also star in Poolman, which will be released exclusively in US theaters on May 10.
‘It was so joyful and the most creative I’ve ever gotten to be on set,’ Pine told People on Thursday.
‘[My character Darren] is a dreamer whose search for love and connection won’t be bullied into submission by a cynical world. I like that kind of optimism and I think audiences will too.’
In it, the 43-year-old Emmy nominee gave his ‘Pine Nut’ fanbase gratuitous footage of himself in all his shirtless glory cleaning the pool at the Tahitian Tiki apartment, but with unkempt hair and a burly silver beard
Darren spends a lot of time with his parents played by Oscar nominees Danny DeVito (L) and Annette Bening (R) while acting non-committal to his girlfriend played by Oscar nominee Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jurassic World Dominion’s DeWanda Wise portrays June Del Rey, the executive assistant to LA City Councilmember Steven Toronkowski (Stephen Tobolowsky), who randomly enlists Barrenman’s help on taking the ‘dirty’ politician down
‘Can I trust you?’ Darren asks the stereotypical femme fatale at one point
Barrenman is joined by his father Jack (DeVito) on one stakeout where they capture some sort of exchange between Toronkowski and a mystery man, which eventually uncovers a sizeable water heist a la Chinatown (1974)
Darren said at the end of the two-minute preview: ‘I know it’s dangerous, but I got myself into this. I gotta get myself out’
Chris desperately appears to be trying to channel The Big Lebowski’s The Dude in his comedic mystery, but he doesn’t have Oscar winner Jeff Bridges’ charisma or the Coen Brothers’ writing
When critics saw Poolman at the Toronto Film Festival last year, they gave the retro film a dismal 23% approval rating (out of 26 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes
The reaction was even more scathing on Letterboxd where it landed a measly 2.6 score
Clancy Brown, John Ortiz, and Ray Wise also star in Poolman, which will be released exclusively in US theaters on May 10