PVT Chat

Name: PVT Chat
Genre: Drama
Released: February 5, 2021
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Ally Davis, Andrew Clark, Atticus Cain, Austin Brown, Buddy Duress

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Vertigo Releasing | Release Date: February 5, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Ally Davis, Andrew Clark, Atticus Cain, Austin Brown, Buddy Duress, David J. White, Heather Allison, Holly Overton, Julia Fox, Keith Poulson, Kevin Moccia, Michelle Chu, Nikki Belfiglio, Oliver David, Peter Vack

Summary: Jack is a lonely internet gambler living in New York City. He quickly becomes fixated on Scarlet - a cam girl from San Francisco. As Jack learns more about Scarlet, he discovers her unrealized talent as a painter and begins to fall hard for her. His obsession reaches a boiling point when fantasy materializes in reality and Jack sees ScarletJack is a lonely internet gambler living in New York City. He quickly becomes fixated on Scarlet - a cam girl from San Francisco. As Jack learns more about Scarlet, he discovers her unrealized talent as a painter and begins to fall hard for her. His obsession reaches a boiling point when fantasy materializes in reality and Jack sees Scarlet on a rainy street in NYC Chinatown. While Scarlet is clearly hiding her whole truth, milking Jack’s wallet in the process, she also seems to develop genuine feelings for him. Jack has to find out - is their emotional connection real or is he just being taken for a ride?… Expand

Director: Ben Hozie

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 86 min

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Mike Vanderbilt

Feb 2, 2021

PVT CHAT is a thoroughly modern romantic comedy exploring isolation and loneliness that is equally inspired by Paul Schraeder’s American Gigolo as it is The Apartment. . . Hozie and Fox bring an unparalleled sexiness and authenticity to the kink sequences, an especially impressive feat given that the majority of them take place through computer screens. Read full review

Tom Duggins

Feb 14, 2021

The same ragtag energy which propels it can occasionally become distracting, and there are sequences in the script which feel gratuitous. However, its independent spirit shines through gloriously, reminding the viewer that, really, a decent story and some talented actors is all that’s required to make a movie. Read full review

Natalia Keogan

Feb 5, 2021

The stylistic intentions of PVT Chat welcome not only a rigorous examination of our own personal proclivities, but a sincere respect for the boundaries inherent in the sexual inclinations of others. Read full review

The Playlist Nicholas Laskin

Feb 11, 2021

PVT Chat is a nasty, unflinching, discomfitingly watchable experiment that, if nothing else, proves once again that Julia Fox should be in all the movies, all the time. Read full review

Screen Rant Debopriyaa Dutta

Feb 11, 2021

Visceral and uncompromising in its vision, PVT Chat etches a gritty portrait of eroticism in the digital age with great nuance and authenticity. Read full review

The Guardian Cath Clarke

Feb 11, 2021

Ben Hozie makes his feature debut with this semi-insightful, uncomfortably funny indie drama about a man who becomes obsessed with an online sex worker. It’s a film with a slackerish mumblecore vibe, and Hozie is refreshingly grown up about sex. But it’s hard to see how his film adds much to the conversation about intimacy in the internet age. Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

Feb 2, 2021

The stakes built from and acted upon Jack and Scarlet’s tenuous relationship are simply rendered empty once love seemingly erases their existence. Read full review

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liamexe

May 25, 2023

PVT CHAT portrays modern pornography, internet, and technology junkies in a startlingly true manner. One of the few films I've seen that addresses these contemporary topics. explores novel ideas. yet it manages to be lighthearted and humorous at the same time. However, it is undoubtedly notPVT CHAT portrays modern pornography, internet, and technology junkies in a startlingly true manner. One of the few films I've seen that addresses these contemporary topics. explores novel ideas. yet it manages to be lighthearted and humorous at the same time. However, it is undoubtedly not suitable for everyone. Other reviewers express disappointment since they believe it to be erotica. It is definitely not. Excellent cinematography is used. To provide the impression that you are watching the entire video through a webcam, it was shot with a fish eye lens. it blends very well. Movies made prior to Uncut Gems and COVID.… Expand

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LatinCritic13

Aug 15, 2021

This reminds you so much of a Soderbergh meets a Safdie Bros film that involves virtual sex and gentrification. And the whole idea behind PVT Chat perfectly describes how relatable when it comes to finding love through an erotic website with compromise.

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AncientAmber

Jan 24, 2023

It basically amounts to a male recluse's fantasy, but manages to treat its two leads with more humanity than one might expect from that. It has an interesting premise, and pushes it as far as realism allows. The leads' performances were good. The film left me with somewhat positive feelingsIt basically amounts to a male recluse's fantasy, but manages to treat its two leads with more humanity than one might expect from that. It has an interesting premise, and pushes it as far as realism allows. The leads' performances were good. The film left me with somewhat positive feelings for the characters, but exacerbated my feelings of loneliness moderately (CW for lonely people) .… Expand

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