In the short time that the son appears in the film, he appears so obnoxious that viewers have little sympathy for him. God’s Pocket is a destination eco-lodge that runs diving and kayaking trips from Hurst Island, BC. "God's Pocket" is a very sad film, as many tragic events happen in a deprived neighborhood. In this striking debut from the author of the National Book Award winner Paris Trout, Pete Dexter chronicles a murder and its consequences in the fictional blue-collar Philadelphia neighborhood of God’s Pocket. According to one legend, Devil's Pocket got its name after a priest said the local youth were rough enough to steal from the devil’s pocket. DAVID EDELSTEIN, BYLINE: The title "God's Pocket" is a play on a south Philadelphia neighborhood of row houses known as the Devil's Pocket, … It has several narrators, each more compulsive than the last and their stories are interwoven against the background of downtown Philadelphia, in the suburb called God's Pocket. Leon Hubbard makes other men nervous, talking to himself or anyone who will listen about the things he’s cut with his straight razor. [4] [1] The 1983 novel God's Pocket by Pete Dexter and its later 2014 film adaptation are set in the fictional South Philadelphia neighborhood of God's Pocket, which is based on the tough reputation of Devil's Pocket. The mother is stricken with grief, and makes poor decisions. "Whatever they are is … Nestled in the BC Provincial Parks this is the heart of the Pacific West Coast. The trouble begins with the death of young Leon Hubbard, an accident waiting to happen with his razor knife and his empty eyes. Slattery’s directorial debut opens with a bit of overwritten columnist prose from writer Richard Shellburn (Richard Jenkins) about the "simple men" who live in God’s Pocket, a blue-collar community of hard drinkers, gambling addicts, tough workers, and the women who love them. Characters are developed very well, making the film engaging.