Chlorine (2013 film) explained

Chlorine
Director:Jay Alaimo
Music:Jay Lifton
Cinematography:Paul J. Daley
Studio:Company Motion Pictures
Distributor:Gravitas Ventures
Runtime:95 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Chlorine is a 2013 American comedy-drama film directed and written by Jay Alaimo.[1] [2] [3] Filming mainly took place in Madison, New Jersey and Wayne, New Jersey.

Plot

Roger Lent has worked at the same bank for more than twenty years. He is passed over for a promotion and his wife is not happy because she wants the good life. The family can barely afford a membership at Copper Canyon Country Club, and everyone else has these nice mansions. Roger's boss tells him he has to make more money for the bank in order to get a promotion. One way is to encourage people to invest in Copper Canyon Estates, where Roger's son Henry is being told to cut corners. Roger's daughter Cynthia is having to deal with her first period and becoming a teenager. After getting tennis pro/drug dealer Pat to invest his money, Roger finds out Copper Canyon Estates is a Ponzi scheme and he must decide whether to do the right thing.

Cast

Release

Chlorine premiered at the Sun Valley Film Festival in Idaho on March 17, 2013.[4]

Critical reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Chlorine has an approval rating of 8% based on 13 reviews.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Harvey. Dennis. Film Review: 'Chlorine'. October 6, 2015. Variety. February 27, 2014.
  2. News: Reed. Rex. Chlorine Is as Topical as Today's Wall Street Headlines. October 6, 2015. The New York Observer. February 26, 2014.
  3. News: Frank Scheck. Chlorine: Film Review. October 6, 2015. The Hollywood Reporter. February 26, 2014.
  4. Web site: Brody. Meredith. 2013-03-16. Sun Valley Film Fest Day Two: From Steve Gaghan and Adam West to 'The Summit,' 'Chlorine,' and a New Nat Geo Nature Short Competition. live. 2021-09-06. IndieWire. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20200919233703/https://www.indiewire.com/2013/03/sun-valley-film-fest-day-two-from-steve-gaghan-and-adam-west-to-the-summit-chlorine-and-a-new-nat-geo-nature-short-competition-198950/ . 2020-09-19 .
  5. Web site: Chlorine (2014). live. Rotten Tomatoes. https://web.archive.org/web/20140302131053/http://www.rottentomatoes.com:80/m/chlorine_2014/ . 2014-03-02 .