What happens when an uptight Mommy Blogger, a heartbroken Talent Scout, and a struggling Actress all share a ride to Paradise, Nevada? Don’t answer before knowing that the driver of this ride is a self-proclaimed “Shaman”, a hipster, and a recreational drug enthusiast. Well, perhaps surprisingly, not much, at least at first.

The beginning of the Film “Pooling to Paradise” shows each character in their “before” form: a bit wooden, overly stereotypical, and predictable. However, as the film and the characters’ literal and figurative journeys progress–things get more engaging as the characters reveal different parts of themselves and start to form friendships with each other.

Mommy Blogger, Jenny (Lynn Chen) is more than just a little excited to leave her family for a few days to attend a Mommy Blogger Convention in Las Vegas. She’s the stereotypical Type A: making kale smoothies for her children; not trusting that anyone other than herself, including her husband, can handle things. She has made life so hard on herself that she’s extremely excited to leave the perfectly stylized nest she has created (and photographed at every angle). So excited, it seems she has inadvertently tapped “pool” on her rideshare app. (A fairly contrived … Continue reading..