Pretty Problems from director Kestrin Pantera comes on like a social satire and drifts into the realms of relationship drama before morphing into a veiled swipe at uber affluence. Screenwriter Michael Tennant, who also doubles on screen as Jack opposite Britt Rentschler’s Lindsay, aims to unsettle audiences from the off. Opening in close-up on a couple mid-coitus, this brazen melodrama makes its intentions clear by pulling no punches. In a concise piece of screenwriting, which is all show and no tell, tone and intention are set on split-screen, as each one finds more satisfaction by themselves than with each other.
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