Jack (Peter Vac) spends most of his time inside his first floor flat in New York City. His job is to make money gambling online. His specialty is Black Jack but he will dabble in roulette on occasion. Jack's other obsession is frequenting Cam Girl sites. He logs on finds the girls he likes gives them tokens as tribute wanting to know more about them and their lives. He comes across Scarlet (Julia Fox) a San Francisco based cam girl who soon becomes his favourite. She's a dom who calls him her slave. He sticks out his tongue near the computer screen for her to butt out her smoke. Jack asks for more private chats, spends more time with her asking more personal questions unit he sees her one day in a store in New York City.
PVT Chat is a very 2020 film. People are spending more time with their computers and online. Now with the pandemic, individuals are even more isolated. Writer-Director, Ben Hozie taps into a couple of topics that are staples of today's world online poker and looking for sexual fulfillment online. His star Julia Fox of Uncut Gems fame smolders on the screen as Scarlet. The dialogue between her and Jack pinpoints her best features as she extracts more money from her client but slowly becomes more entwined with him as their relationship grows. Hozie also uses the seedier side of New York as a character in the film. The grainy look and kinetic pace plus the appearance of Fox and Safdie Brothers regular Buddy Duress as Larry remind one of the vibes of a Safdie Brothers film.
It turns out Scarlet was lying about her personal life, relationship status, where she lives, and her true intentions to Jack. Jack seems caught off guard as he discovers these truths; quite naive for someone who's a regular in the sex trade world and not shy about spinning the occasional yarn himself.
Julia Fox continues to sharpen her acing chops with this meaty roll as a Dominatrix cam girl demanding obedience as she forcefully humiliates her clients which is diametrically opposed to how she acts, is perceived and reacted to by those in her personal life. The aforementioned Buddy Duress as Larry and Kevin Moccia as Will provide key supporting relationships to Jack. Their friendship spawns from a chance meeting. Jack is woken up one morning by Will painting his rented flat. Will introduces Jack to Larry with the memorable phrase that his buddy Jack would love to get some tips on online gambling if he is not currently in jail.
PVT Chat is a modern film that touches on many subjects that are front and center in 2020. It will undoubtedly draw comparisons to Cam from 2018 that also played Fantasia However, it's less about violence and the mechanisms of camming itself. Its a getting to know you story that's based on online financial transactions. A far cry from men and women meeting at a church social to find a mate from days gone by.
***1/2 Out of 4
PVT Chat | Ben Hozie | U.S.A.| 2020 | 86 Minutes.
Tags: Cam Girls,Online Gambling, Black Jack, BSDM, Manhattan, Chinatown, Art Instillation, College Tuition, Play House, Paris, Tokens, Tribute, Fantasy, Reality, San Francisco.
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