Great Full Trailer For POOLMAN Directed By, Written By and Starring Chris Pine and Great Ensemble Cast — GeekTyrant

A great full trailer has been released for the film Poolman, the directorial debut of actor Chris Pine, who wrote the script for the film with Ian Gotler. Pine stars in the film alongside Annette Bening, Danny DeVito, Jennifer Jason Leigh, DeWanda Wise, Stephen Tobolowsky, Clancy Brown, John Ortiz, and Ray Wise.

Pine shot this film in 2022 when the pandemic was still on, and now it’s set for release starting in May in theaters. This initially premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival last fall, but got terrible reviews (and even a few walk outs) from most critics at the festival. Poolman is described as a stoner riff on the noir classic Chinatown. It’s about a hapless dreamer and would-be philosopher who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block in sunny LA. When he uncovers the greatest water heist, he does what he can to protect his precious city.

The trailer looks like a lot of fun to me. I like ensemble comedies and movies set in L.A., plus Pine’s character reminds me of The Dude. Despite its bad press, I’m still intrigued. Check out the trailer below, and watch Poolman when it hits select US theaters on May 10th. I