Pretty Problems

What a delight. Living in the Bay Area, about an hour from Sonoma, I recognized many of the characters in my day-to-day life in the movie. The out of touch tech millionaires, the miserable corporate grunts (that's me), the drunk sorority girls, check! Let's not forget the shaman. As far fetched as the plot is, the characters are weirdly relatable, even the ultra rich when they're being level and vulnerable (Matt in the pool). The dialogue is current, and some of the banter felt so real, like I'm listening to a conversation at a neighborhood bar.

The movie reminded me of Crazy Rich Asians, but for white people. Some of the critics pointed out the lack of diversity, but that's precisely what it's like in the rich circles of Marin/Sonoma counties.

I'm so glad I stumbled upon this movie buried deep in my Hulu recommendations. If you're looking for a witty escape comedy, this is your movie. I will definitely be re-watching it. Finished it an hour ago and still have a smile on my face. So much so, I'm compelled to write my first ever IMDB review!

Movie location - three/four/five years ago, this region had weird wildfires that burned wineries and took out hundreds of houses. It is great this film captures the beauty that remained and is regaining in Sonoma County California.

The actresses are fun to watch on screen - they are entertaining as flappers. The plot has a little tension, as a viewer considers what will culminate from the plot swings one might anticipate. But what a viewer might expect at the coming climax is creatively passed on to an elegant simple conclusion.

The conversations are garish examples of some of the chat that - on occasion - can actually occur in Sonoma / Napa. So the parody was kinda entertaining. The lead "Jack" is well played by the show runner.

Pretty, weird, funny, beautiful farce - spin up with skill and levity. So happy to have encountered this film.

I streamed this soley because of the very high 7.1 rating. Too ad the ratings must be fake because this movie is horrible.

It's tediously slow and not anchored in any reality whatsoever.

The characters are cardboard curouts at best. Nothing real there either Ten minutes in I was border out of my mind.

I've noticed there are a lot of these movies being released lately. Very cheaply made and directed like a TV movie from the 70's and that's not a compliment.

I had a very hard time getting through the film. Just wasnt into the sotory or the phony poorly drawn characters.

I sure do wish something could be done about phony reviews.

I love a movie that relies on snappy dialogue and underlying relationship themes. I don't need big explosions or wild plot points to keep me engaged, so you may not agree with my take -- but watching humans do what humans do -- and dressing it up like a theme party (you know humans love a theme party) is what I'm here for. This is like your social media feed in real life, come to life on the screen -- the average joe gets beamed into these ridiculous lifestyles that are touted online. And I can see myself right in it. We hate "them"... and yet we want to be "them" -- this movie nailed it. The performances were excellent and I wish I saw more of these actors around, instead of the same faces. Simply put, this is a great hang. I laughed, and then I wanted to hug my partner after. Simple, delicious. It's not going to save the world, but it definitely gave me a great night at the movies. And it's one that I can see myself watching again for another great hang. Low key and easy, very fun.

I get that this movie won't necessarily resonate with everyone but it hit nearly every single button with me. Pretty Problems is about average, struggling student-debt-saddled Millennials growing older, and feeling lost this is about expecting romantic relationships or sex or money to make you happy, this is exactly what rich LA people are like - I mean the person who wrote this film clearly had some kind of experience (as I did) of being poor or middle class in LA but crossing over in worlds randomly with the ultra-wealthy.

I read some sociology thing one time about how this phenomenon is unique to Los Angeles as a city, compared to other US cities, maybe to all the cities in the world. There aren't any really tight or strong class barriers. It is possible to go away for a weekend at a wine tasting or yoga retreat and there will be celebrities or multi-millionaires mixed in the group. I feel like even some upper middle class people in Los Angeles act this way, though in Pretty Problems they are literally billionaires who can afford anything (including an entire brewery distributor).

I laughed out loud so, so many times during this movie and there are so many memorable one liners. There's even a reference to the Hotel (LA) season of American Horror Story "Bolivian marching powder" in the first 20-30 minutes. I'm still amused by the fact that Milton apparently does not actually exist.