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Red Rocket

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Simon Rex in Red Rocket (2021)
Mikey Saber is a washed-up porn star who returns to his small Texas hometown, not that anyone really wants him back.
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Mikey Saber is a washed-up porn star who returns to his small Texas hometown, not that anyone really wants him back.Mikey Saber is a washed-up porn star who returns to his small Texas hometown, not that anyone really wants him back.Mikey Saber is a washed-up porn star who returns to his small Texas hometown, not that anyone really wants him back.
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    • Sean Baker
    • Sean Baker
    • Chris Bergoch
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    • Simon Rex
    • Bree Elrod
    • Suzanna Son
    • Sean Baker
    • Sean Baker
    • Chris Bergoch
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    • Bree Elrod
    • Suzanna Son
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    • 300Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
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    • Mikey
    Bree Elrod
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    • Lexi
    Suzanna Son
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    • Lil
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    • Sophie
    Vickie Pearce
    • Manager #1
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    Kevin Cavanaugh
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    Caressa Garza
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    • June
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    Najeeb Hassan
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    Debra Johnson
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    • Trivia
      According to director Sean Baker, Simon Rex was offered the role over the phone after having been sent the script and agreed, saying that he would fly to Texas in three days. Three days later Rex arrived in Texas having memorized all of his - very long - lines.
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    9/10
    Phenomenal
    I looked up Red Rocket on Urban Dictionary and hahaha isn't that an accurate movie title.

    Man oh man Sean Baker, you are quite something. Just like Florida Project, this was a gorgeous and phenomenal movie.

    Simon Rex was a force to be reckon with. There wasn't any moment where I was bored with the guy. The dialogues along with his incredible charisma propelled the pace of this movie to become exciting and a bit anxiety-filling. Even more, he made what already a great script more investing.

    The cinematography again was out of this world. A poor neighborhood in Texas somehow looked like a dream world.

    Again, Sean Baker used the bizarre colors, cute shapes, and isolated locations of the houses to suggest a fantastical and ambiguous interpretation of the story. I think for this part, Red Rocket had a slight edge over Florida Project because the ending in Red Rocket was smoother and made more sense.

    Overall, an absolutely magnetic movie. 9.5/10.
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      • December 24, 2021 (United States)
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      • Texas City, Texas, USA
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    • 2 hours 10 minutes
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