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Movie Review: Hotel Artemis
A dystopian cyberpunk crime drama reaches for cult film status
Hotel Artemis
Directed by Drew Pearce
With Jodie Foster, Sterling K. Brown, Sofia Boutella, Jeff Goldblum, Brian Tyree Henry, Jenny Slate, Zachary Quinto, Charlie Day, Dave Bautista
The future looks like a pretty bleak place. The futuristic neo-noir film Hotel Artemis takes us to Los Angeles in the near future when expensive privatized water causes riots and chaos rules the streets
The hotel has several futuristic medical devices including a 3D printer for organs and some sort of laser beam that fuses wounds closed
The criminals are referred to by the names of their tropical-themed rooms, reminiscent of the code names used in Reservoir Dogs.
This doesn't mean the characters aren't interesting, just that they aren't very original.
The film has its own slang, and the hotel has a long list of membership rules. But of course, once someone says there are rules, there are those who would break them
The character is strong when it comes to enforcing the rules of the hotel, but vulnerable in other ways, which helps to fuel to
As Everest, he is a bit like Drax but without the dry humor.
Jeff Goldblum, recently seen briefly in Jurassic World:
Perhaps the filmmakers were trying to go against the stereotypes by having a sympathetic sociopath but made a bit of miss.
Older actresses seldom get unsubstantial roles, though, and futuristic sci-fi fans should still check it out for Foster's performance.
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