The Pool

MOVIE #1,740 • 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿 • 06.19.24 D̷I̷R̷E̷C̷T̷O̷R̷ ̷F̷I̷L̷L̷-̷I̷N̷ ̷S̷E̷R̷I̷E̷S̷:̷ CHRIS SMITH I’ll be totally honest here: I simply wasn’t feeling this movie — probably Chris Smith’s biggest outlier, a Hindi language drama about a hotel janitor in India featuring multiple non-professional actors — when I put it on. Not even a little bit, to the point where I don’t think I should even offer a critique. My mind was wandering like a mofo. When you consume films in the manner I do (following a rigid schedule mapped out months in advance), this is bound to happen on occasion. I did like when the main character’s coworker started talking about Undertaker and Kurt Angle, though. I’d like to say I’ll try to give this another go at some point, but I know that’s never gonna happen. So I’m giving it a generous 6/10 alongside this apology. (Although it did cost me two “tickets” on Kanopy to view, so maybe they should be saying sorry to me?)

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The Pool is a 2007 American drama film co-written and directed by Chris Smith. The film stars non-professional actors Venkatesh Chavan and Jhangir Badshah, as well as Bollywood veteran Nana Patekar and newcomer Ayesha Mohan. It was released on June 2, 1989.