Jack is an internet gambler who lives in New York and becomes obsessed with Scarlet, a cam girl from San Francisco. His obsession reaches a boiling point when fantasy materializes into reality after Jack spots Scarlet on a rainy street in Chinatown.
The film was shot the last week of January through mid-February 2018 in New York City (Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan).[3][4]
Release
The film had its world premiere at the 2020 Fantasia International Film Festival.[5] Distribution rights for United Kingdom and Ireland were acquired by Vertigo Releasing in November 17, 2020.[6] Dark Star Pictures released the film in available theaters on February 5, 2021,[7] followed by a VOD and Digital HD release on February 9, 2021.[8][1]
Reception
The review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes gives the film a 63% approval rating based on 41 reviews, with an average rating of 6.10/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Its intelligent and nuanced approach to potentially salacious material is refreshing, but PVT Chat struggles to use it in service of a meaningful story."[9] According to Metacritic, which sampled nine critics and calculated a weighted average score of 61 out of 100, the film received "generally favorable reviews".[10]
