Space_Mafune This film, concerned with the strange and unusual characters a young woman named Hugo (Alyssa Milano) meets due to her pool cleaning service actually has its moments. Malcolm McDowell, as her drug-addict recovering father and Sean Penn, as a wandering hitch-hiker he befriends frequently steal the movie with their conversations and basic musings on the real human condition. That this film actually has characters stopping,taking the time to experience the realities of life on occasion, to smell the roses so to speak, gives this an undeniably unique quality. Still many may be turned off by the artiness presented here..fans of Alyssa Milano should check this out and this is certainly above-average work from her.

W This is one of the worst movies I've seen in years! I was so unhappy with this movie, I actually stopped watching it 30 minutes before the end... something which I almost never do!Even if this movie was free to rent, I still wouldn't rent it! It's a big waste of time, especially when there are so many other movies out there!

Lozbee2000 This film was hard to find but when I finally found it and I watched it, it left me with a warm feeling I don't know why though. The cast was great especially Sean Penn and Robert Downey Jr with their strange characters.It's a film that's fun and not to be taken seriously, the only problem I have with this film is when it is trying to be serious like at the end it just shouldn't because it succeeds as I great comedy.I agree with what someone else wrote, that this film is probably Alyssa Milano's best movie which she is in the leading role. So if people are looking at most of these reviews and are thinking that it's a crap movie don't let peoples comments put you off just give this film a go you may not be disappointed.I have only ever watched this film once and I may actually go and borrow it again this weekend.So after watching Hugo Pool I decided to give it a 7 out of 10.

Julian W From the second this movie started, it was a wonderful treat all the way to the end. Robert Downey Jr.'s character, Frans, was absolutely delightful and kept the anticipation of seeing him again at an extreme=). Sean Penn was adorable with his oddly blue shoes, Alyssa Milano with her confident little strut, and the rest of the characters added their own special and eccentric personalities to the feeling of the movie. This movie was amazing in every aspect of the word...need I say more? 10/10 for Hugo Pool. Robert Downey Sr. gives us an awesome movie from start to finish =).