Chris Rock Takes a Scalpel to L.A. in ‘Misty Green,’ Makes a Star of Rosalind Eleazar
Chris Rock’s fourth feature as writer-director, *Misty Green*, follows a fading actress through a chaotic week in Los Angeles as her career and personal life unravel. Rosalind Eleazar gives the title role a striking, self-destructive complexity, marking a major screen performance after her work in *Slow Horses* and other British television and theatre.
The film also serves as a bleak portrait of Hollywood and modern Los Angeles, which Rock described as a place where extreme wealth and homelessness sit close together. Anna Kendrick, Adam Driver and Daniel Kaluuya appear, but the article argues that the brother’s mental-health storyline is weakened by an unnecessary serial-killer subplot. The film premiered at the New York Film Festival.
- Rosalind Eleazar leads Chris Rock’s new film with a standout performance.
- *Misty Green* follows a struggling actress through a week in Los Angeles.
- The film’s portrait of the city mixes Hollywood decline with stark inequality.
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Chris Rock is a writer and director who has made four feature films. His latest, Misty Green, follows an actress in Los Angeles whose career and personal life unravel during a chaotic week.
Rosalind Eleazar plays the lead role. She is a British actress known for her work in the spy television drama Slow Horses and various theatre performances. This film marks her most significant role on the big screen.
Misty Green presents a bleak portrait of Los Angeles, a city where extreme wealth and homelessness sit side by side. The film serves as a broader critique of Hollywood and its effects on people's lives. It premiered at the New York Film Festival.