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- 2022
- IFC Films
- 1 h 43 m
- 2022
- IFC Films
- 1 h 43 m
Summary A couple on the rocks are pulled along by absurdly wealthy strangers for a wine country getaway that turns into the most unhinged weekend of their lives.
Directed By: Kestrin Pantera
- 2022
- IFC Films
- 1 h 43 m
- 2022
- IFC Films
- 1 h 43 m
Pretty Problems
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Summary A couple on the rocks are pulled along by absurdly wealthy strangers for a wine country getaway that turns into the most unhinged weekend of their lives.
Directed By: Kestrin Pantera
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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75% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
13% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
13% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
59
75% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
13% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
13% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Thanks to the cast and crew, this flamboyant tale of lavishness works on almost every level. At the heart of Pretty Problems lies a story about appreciating what you have and not relying on the compliments of strangers to influence your self-worth.
A tight script, stellar ensemble cast, and plenty of easy-on-the-eyes shots of California wine country make for a delightful time at the movies. Rich people might live in a world without consequences, but Pretty Problems reminds us that it can be pretty damn fun to join them for a couple hours.
The result is a fresh mix of social satire and relationship dissection with a saving dollop of heart.
The humor in Pretty Problems isn’t often laugh-out-loud funny, but the observational satire is astute: it highlights how charity may be a performative act for donors, but that makes the need no less urgent for recipients, while acknowledging how far wealth distances some people from reality.
The chatter is funny and the drunken acting-out just amusing enough to make these Pretty Problems pretty cute and easy to sit through.
Pretty Problems explores several interesting themes but never quite knows what to make of Jack and Lindsay, their new friends, or the help that enables them. It feels conceived from within its own bubble, where money can in fact buy you almost anything you want except for a sense of fulfillment if you don’t know exactly what’s desired.
An overlong, undercooked comedy of manners about how, yes, indeed the rich are different.
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Awards
Sonoma International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Maui Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination