Through Rosie Colored Glasses

Answering that perpetual Los Angeles question about whether your new neighbor’s drugs will get along with your drugs is the long-delayed Through Rosie Colored Glasses, written and directed by Brian Linsley. Patrick (Brian Linsley) has been informed by his agent, Sam (Brad Grunberg), that his book publisher wants some revisions. Apparently, Patrick’s attitude that everyone alive is full of s**t except him may reduce audience reception. And wouldn’t you know it? Right when he needs a creative spark, Patrick runs out of weed. 

Patrick doesn’t have his California medical card and still gets his buds via the black market. He gets on his landline phone to call his dealer but soon finds his connection is out of the game. Neighbor Randall (Matt Hucke) is heading out of Los Angeles to go on tour with his band. Randall is subletting his place to Rosie (Cheryl Fidelman), who is a bit of a character.

“Right when he needs a creative spark, Patrick runs out of weed.”

However, Rosie has a medical card, so Patrick now has the hook-up. The two hang out and get stoned together but don’t hook up. Little does Patrick know that Rosie messes around with heroin in private. He drops in next door to get high and runs into Ashley (Sophie Rose), Rosie’s art class mate. Patrick sees they are trading pills and quickly bows out. Later Rosie stops by Patrick’s with a business proposition: would Patrick film Rosie f**k Ashley for a video to post online for money. To sweeten the pot, she lets him know he can join in.

For you to enjoy Through Rosie Colored Glasses as much as I did, it is crucial that you keep in mind that it was originally finished in 2018. This will help guide you through the forest of anachronisms that have sprung up in the years since. I know several residents of the wide-open western weed states will scratch their heads over the trouble Patrick has to go through to get the herb. Why didn’t he just walk down the street and buy some at the store? At the time this was filmed, recreational sales had passed but had not yet started in California, which explains the need for a dealer.