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Bad Times at the El Royale (7.7/10)
This movie is directed by Drew Goddard who previously directed Cabin in The Woods which is regarded as a good horror movie that I also enjoyed. He also seems to have worked as a writer on cloverfield, The martian, and tv shows like Lost, Alias, Buffy The Vampire Slayer and I certainly will keep his name in mind.
The movie itself fully takes place at the El Royale Hotel ion the 60s-70s which is a fictional hotel inspired by a real hotel called the Cal Neva Lodge & Casino which sits at the border of California & Nevada splitting it in 2 with a red line. This represents one of the themes in the movie (good vs bad) which mostly went passed me.
Movie Plot
1969. Four strangers check in at the El Royale Hotel. The hotel is deserted, staffed by a single desk clerk. Some of the new guests' reasons for being there are less than innocent and some are not who they appear to be.
The movie starts with a guy checking into the holtel hiding some money under the floor in one of the rooms and I kind of assumed that this money would he the main story driver which it wasn't. It's just one of the elements as there each of the 4 guests are totally unrelated and each kind of have their thing going on. This makes for a story that has a ton of coincidences and statistically is near impossible but it's fun and it just works. This movie also has a lot of twists and turns which was nice and kept things interesting all the way.
The movie also has a nice cast with Jeff Bridges, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, & Cynthia Erivo who were cast perfectly. There is also a famous actor who came in the picture later in the movie coming as somewhat of a surprise. The entire setting and location for this movie was perfect, I liked the timeframe it was set in also and the music & sound were excellent.
Trailer Full Of Spoilers.
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Conclusion
This movie is really hard to talk about as it's best to go in fully blind. If you are looking for a good time watching a 2 Hour 20 Minute movie with an interesting story that works and told from an interesting angle with many twists and turns. All while the cinematograpy, acting, & soulds are top notch, Bad Times at the El Royale certainly is an option. I'm really glad that I finally watched it and give it a Solid 7.7/10.