“Considering all the injuries I have, I’m just glad I can still do what I’m good at.” This line is not spoken by Jeremy Renner, but it’s still the sentiment that hangs over “Rennervations,” the fou…
, which aired earlier this week.) “Rennervations” is designed to be a feel-good show, following the actor as he restores retired vehicles for use by youth-focused charities. But offscreen events have conspired to give its predictable triumphs — assignment, engineering, execution, delivery — an added dimension.
Renner is almost as well-known for his various side hustles as his on-screen Avenging. He’s a musician who released an EP in the early days of lockdown; the creator and namesake of the short-lived, widely memed Jeremy Renner Official app; and a prolific house-flipper. Though the name “Rennervations” conjures visions of shiplap and gray laminate floors, the show is in fact dedicated to a different, and less publicized, passion entirely.
“Rennervations” takes an innocuous hobby and spins it into an active good. Partnering with organizations like The BASE Chicago and Cabo San Lucas’s Casa Hogar, Renner and his team turn corroded husks into dance studios, rec centers and water treatment facilities. Renner’s willing sidekick is his friend Rory Millikin, a loud, affable presence who contributes little in the way of construction know-how, but stays game to endure some good-natured joshing.
The true stars of “Rennervations,” though, turn out to be Renner’s regular crew, plus the local artisans he works with on a trip to Rajasthan, India. The lead fabricator, who goes by Bender, tears up recalling a childhood spent in foster care while working on a project for the Boys & Girls Club; Shanti Devi, the only female truck mechanic in India, casually takes charge.
Hovering over it all, of course, is Renner’s own recent experience. The actor has an earnestness that can be overwhelming; this cynic squirmed at the star’s solo, slowed-down performance of “House of the Rising Sun,” an inadvertent bit of macho camp. But Renner’s recovery lends the inspirational tone of “Rennervations” extra heft. Many of Renner’s collaborators bear lasting scars from their labor, even as their dedication remains undimmed.
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