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Year
2018
Runtime
141 min.
Director
Drew Goddard
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Rating *
7.2
Votes *
48,507
Checks
2,870
Favs
173
Dislikes
25
Favs/checks
6.0% (1:17)
Favs/dislikes
7:1
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  1. Forzelius's avatar

    Forzelius

    I think the writer-director wanted to push through one too many ideas and storylines without fully developing them to make them interesting. The FBI and the cult-ish angle could've been more thought out.
    The ending or rather the last third also fizzled out for me a little but overall it was enjoyable.
    5 years 2 months ago
  2. Siskoid's avatar

    Siskoid

    Bad Times at the El Royale is set in a hotel literally sitting on the state line between California and Nevada, introducing the concept of duality from the beginning. The end of the trendy 60s and start of the corrupted 70s, red and black, rain and fire, good and evil... and the duality within as well. No character here is what they seem at first, or even at second, if you'll pardon the expression. So I don't want to say too much because almost everything is meant to be a surprise. But it is about making choices. While one character says choosing right and wrong is merely a distraction perpetrated by those on high so they can take advantage, I think the film itself has a different opinion, and ultimately this Coen-sized fiasco story belongs to lounge singer Darlene because she gets the best speech, a bold choice of sorts that sends us into the climax as surely as if she'd been the action hero of the scene. So while this is a perfectly entertaining and gorgeous-looking ensemble crime picture, it's also about something more. About American amorality, false prophets, and ultimately, what it means to do the right thing. 5 years 5 months ago
  3. Emiam's avatar

    Emiam

    7+/10
    What a nice movie - see it if you can! Nice tempo, nice music, nice dialogues, nice actors. Unpredictable, different and exciting all the time. This is the safest minus four I ever sat, hence the plus! ;)
    How can this NOT be in any film toplist?!
    3 years ago
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