On the heels of his last film, the delicious Florida Project, comes Red Rocket about a porn star who returns home and starts dating a seventeen year old fast food clerk. Nobody in his hometown wants him back there especially his ex-wife whose door he just shows up at. After only a couple days back under her roof he's boning her, starting to see the fast food chick and selling weed following a series of one bad choice after another just like our protagonist in Florida Project. And just like Halley in the end gets everything he bargained for karma-wise.
I'm still new to this guy's work so I'm not sure if he's trying to teach us a moral lesson in these two films about seedy characters or if he's advocating a do-what-you-want lifestyle. I don't really care, his films have a great style to them and he obviously loves working with actors and characters. Red Rocket is sleazier and doesn't have as much charm as Florida Project but is still just as gripping. I just added Tangerine to my wishlist and look forward to see what this guy comes up with next. 4.0 stars/5
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