Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)

Director: Drew Goddard. Cast: Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Chris Hemsworth. 141 min. Rated R. Crime.

What's worse than a Tarantino wannabe ... is a weak Tarantino wannabe. With all its overlapping timelines, its big budget and big stars notwithstanding, this is the movie that Tarantino wouldn't have made even as a student project. What makes Tarantino special, is the mesmerizing dialogue that flows out of his characters, not gimmicky timeline games - and this movie lacks that dialogue entirely. Not even the violence here is "fun" the way Tarantino does it. I am so enticed to give this a NoMo. You know what? I will.

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