"Rex" is an American live action short film from 2009, so this one is almost a decade old. it was directed and co-written by Israeli filmmaker Guy Shalem and it stars Simon Rex, an actor who has appeared in porn and "serious" works too. His movie here makes a bit fun of the social media generation and of starlets who are famous despite having no recognizable talent. That's why you will find Paris Hilton here on more than one occasion. I personally liked it from that perspective and the idea and concept behind it aren't too shabby. At least if you are American, you will recognize some familiar faces in here and I would not blame them for joining the project. It's nothing despicable or trash television and who can parodize these people better than these people actually!? So don't mistake it for reality television, it is all comedy. The big problem, however, is that it is almost never funny, at least to me and the consequence is that it drags despite the short running time. imdb says it is 25 minutes long, but the version I watched was a bit longer, slightly under 30 I think, perhaps because closing credits are not included here. Also this looked like a pilot episode and they may have intended to follow up on it with a complete season, maybe more. But it hasn't happened and probably never will with the time passed since this was made. I would not call it a failure overall, but still underwhelming and a bit of an missed opportunity. i would not have kept watching and I give this project a thumbs-down. Not recommended.
Review of Rex
Rex
(I) (2009 TV Movie)
The idea is not bad, the execution could have been better though
12 April 2018
Warning: Spoilers