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The Retirement Plan

Name: The Retirement Plan
Director: Tim Brown
Released: 2023
Duration: 103 min

Representation Score

3.2/10

Limited

2023

Director

Tim Brown

Runtime

103 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The Retirement Plan is a conventional action-comedy that adheres to established genre clichés. While it centers on a female lead, the narrative structure remains tied to traditional power dynamics where a male figure provides the ultimate resolution. The film lacks efforts to deconstruct social hierarchies or integrate multi-layered approaches to diversity. It relies on a familiar 'secret past' archetype that reinforces traditional kinship and protector roles. Ultimately, the film prioritizes genre-driven entertainment over a diverse or subversive approach to storytelling, resulting in a narrative that feels structurally familiar and safe.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Retirement Plan have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on a traditional family unit with no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or narratives that challenge the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does The Retirement Plan portray gender?

Fair

Ashley is a strong female protagonist who drives the plot initially, but the story eventually relies on a male protector cliché, centering the resolution on her father's hidden skills.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Retirement Plan?

Fair

Set in the Cayman Islands, the film lacks specific details about ethnic composition and primarily features characters following a standard Western casting model.

How does The Retirement Plan represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story follows a classic heroic structure that romanticizes specialized skills and prioritizes individualistic survival and action, avoiding any systemic or cultural critique.

Does The Retirement Plan include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not depict any visible or invisible disabilities in the character arcs.

Present on Screen

The film provides a female protagonist who play a significant role in driving the story and high stakes.
The narrative offers a clear, driving impetus through Ashley's quest for protection.

Limited or Absent

The plot relies heavily on the male protector cliché to resolve conflict.
The film lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender narratives.
There is a lack of visible or invisible disability representation within the character arcs.
The story follows standard Western casting and cultural models without significant diversity.

Official Synopsis

When Ashley and her young daughter Sarah get caught up in a criminal enterprise that puts their lives at risk, she turns to the only person who can help: her estranged father Matt, currently living the life of a retired beach bum in the Cayman Islands. Their reunion is fleeting as they are soon tracked down on the island by crime boss Donnie and his lieutenant Bobo. As Ashley, Sarah, and Matt become entangled in an increasingly dangerous web, Ashley quickly learns her father had a secret past that she knew nothing about and that there is more to her father than meets the eye.

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