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.

Sometimes movies come along ... that seem like they are documentaries ... that have people in them, that ... well it doesn't feel like the actors are acting in this. Which is saying quite something - in a good sense! I can't imagine every little thing being in the script dialog wise ... there seems to be a lot of improvising going on ... but also in a good sense. Unless you don't like people who talk over each other and maybe do not connect with each other as much as you would hope they do.

It is tough to not like the main character here - but he really is only looking out for himself. Still when you see him at the beginning (with a song from a boygroup nonetheless) ... this is just amazing ... and weird and fun ... and just plain crazy.

Now there is quite some nudity in this, but even though there is also a lot of sex talk, this is not meant to arouse or titilate people. It is just showing the side of the character ... and society of course. How we can fall for the wrong people ... or let them drag you down too. There is especially one scene, that is so harsh and vile ... that is almost is the excuse for another despicable act that happens the other way around towards the end.

An ending that I reckon is a new beginning ... which also probably just mirrors a past beginning ... because while a lot of things are not being spoken out (and we get told what happened by this charismatic lead, who also appears nude, if that is something worth noticing for you, frontal nudity too from him and I don't think he has anything to hide ... I mean be ashamed for) ... we can piece the puzzle together. We can undertand what happened ... and it may not entirely be what our main character would probably tell us ... fantasy, reality and social pressure collide ... and make this one of the best movies I've seen this year ...

I wasn't expect much from this movie but the truth is that I had some good fun watching Simon Rex playing his character Mikey Saber, a former porn actor that returns to a dump somewhere in Texas. Mikey Saber has a narcissistic personality disorder, is full of himself, but he knows how to play people to get what he wants. It's just funny to watch. Suzanna Son also did a good job playing the young Strawberry, plus she's eye candy what is a bonus. As for Bree Elrod and Brenda Deiss they were just perfect to play those marginal characters. I thought the whole cast was very believable in their roles. The story might be a bit long but it's never boring. That's mostly due to Simon Rex. We all know a guy like that, a bit charming, using the good words and phrases to get what he wants, even though we know he can't be trusted at all. Red Rocket was much better than I thought it would be and it deserves its high rating on here.