The hotel makes sense. Whereas in Runner, for example, in two and a half hours in the audio sequence, you can basically not understand what is happening - because the dialogues of the characters are empty, as if they took the whole text and cut out the most insignificant fragments from the middle, and from the picture on the screen, in theory, you should guess about something - but still, when you guess, everything turns out to be just as primitive, but since the brain has done such a huge job, it apparently cannot accept disappointment, and saturates everything with its additional meaning. But I've never liked games like this, so the option of a simple, honest, stylized story, with a clear beginning and a predictable ending, brings me more fun. The same as music, with words but no translation. Original
Before writing a review of the action movie 'Artemis Hotel' 2018, the year of American-British production, I had to study the film biography of the director and screenwriter of the film Drew Pearce. And all in order to understand whether he had anything to do with the creation of the franchise ' John Wick' with Keanu Reeves in the title role. Since the plot basis ' Hotel "Artemis"' the setting is very similar to the development of the action in 'John ...' - there was also a lot associated with some building, where they found shelter and time to recuperate criminal elements. In ' Hotel...' everything takes place within the limits of private property, which is essentially a hospital for criminals of all kinds, and is in charge of all this Jean Thomas, which everyone succinctly calls ' Nurse', which directly indicates its activities.
The role ' Nurses' went to Jodie Foster, which the audience in recent decades does not see so often on screens. Star 70-80-90-ies, two-time winner 'Oscar' once said to the press that she is no longer going to mindlessly take on the roles, she will act only in those films where the proposed images are really interesting. ' Nurse' in ' Hotel Artemis' is a clear demonstration of professionalism. Jodie Foster is probably the only person who doesn't deserve censure for the work he's done. It is necessary to see how strong she is, how she is able to put in place one word overzealous mafiosi and assassins, how clearly and quickly she conducts the most complex operations, using only available means. Look at ' Nurse' from Jodie Foster and you clearly understand that you do not need to argue with this lady, her patrons are powerful, but they also can not cope with a powerful woman.
It can also be noted that Foster is not at all ashamed of her age and somehow imperceptibly that she went under the knife of a plastic surgeon. The facial features are preserved, as if it was the same girl from 'Taxi Driver' 1976, but there was a faded look in the eyes, there were no sparks. But this does not mean that the actress has already exhausted herself, this is how she adjusted her image to the dramaturgy of Jodie’s chosen character. And I must say that she almost hit the point. At the same time, for all the praise of Foster, there are other actors who deserve attention and are recently in favor, but against the background of Foster they are not noticeable. Only a small but loud appearance of Jeff Goldblum brightens up the dull look. After all, for example, Sofia Butella and not so long ago gave great hopes, but after ' The Mummy' she developed a skeptical attitude and even all attempts to play a convex memorable role in ' Hotel Artemis' she did not particularly stand out. And at the same time, Drew Pierce prescribed a good character for her.
Like Sterling K. Brown, but still body movements and influence on the dynamics of the action he has much more. Not a bad role, but like Butella, the proper imprint on the perception of the film did not produce. Dave Batista as always in his role: rock-shaped, executive, clearly acting on orders, while cold-blooded and not particularly bothering to think (this Batista everyone knows on ' Guardians of the Galaxy'). And if we are talking about Batista, then the viewer who knows him can imagine the general state of affairs a little, so I will not go into much depth. I will add only that ' Hotel "Artemis"' by genre characteristics, it is also a psychological detective/thriller. In its overall atmosphere and limited space, it resembles Agatha Christie’s classic novels with her localized hermetic approach. But in the case of 'Hotel...' you can introduce yourself to Miss Marple and Ekrule Poirot to deal with each of the characters, because they have their own motives for why they ended up in ' Hotel. . . '.
In general, 'Artemis Hotel' could be a good pastime remotely reminiscent of a spin-off 'John Wick' And the creative father of the film Drew Pearce tried to give each character its nuances, developing both the dramatic component and the dynamics of the action, but it turned out to be all sluggish, without aesthetics, neonoir rattling and let the influence of Alfred Hitchcock exist, but to the heights of the master is very far away. Only Jodie Foster pleases with her prepared and calibrated game, but with her careful selection of roles, participation in the Artemis Hotel & #39 is puzzling with the weakness of the agent. Once after all, you can watch the film, but the main thing is not to fall asleep.
5 out of 10
When you leave the cinema after watching another film, you catch yourself thinking that old films with axe by today’s standards graphics and primitive by today’s standards makeup look much more interesting. The sin of today’s cinema is the fascination with the graphic side of the matter, the picture. Today, the directors embarked on everything serious, the benefit of technical capabilities allow, but beautiful packaging is only good for bait, having tasted a boring movie, it is unlikely to advise its friends or review yourself. Hotel Artemis is one of these films.
At first glance, the film has all the components of a good movie – a depressed Los Angeles, drowning in mutinies and a battle for water. Sullen-looking hotel, behind seven seals hiding an elite bandit shelter zone. The alkaline nurse is a grumpy dog and a doctor in one person, a fatal diva with a beautiful trained body, a black and very dangerous bandit with a dying brother at the head, a ruthless boss with his weakling son. Intramotive showdowns are mixed with public unrest to replace flashbacks from the life of a simple nurse. Blood and betrayal, pogroms and operations under pain of death – all mixed on the screen. Each hero could make a full-fledged cool character, but the characters are lifeless and boring. Beautiful talking furniture that does not cause any emotions. Even Jodie Foster in the role of a nurse will not save the film, but becomes another furniture, soulless character, who does not stand out from other characters, who does not stand out among the interior items. Oh, no, she, like the other heroes, speaks words from time to time! Even the tragic part of Jodie’s life is so dull that instead of tears, the viewer is bored. Overall, it could have been a great movie, but what came out came out. If Butella’s trained body inspired you to go to the gym and exercise vigorously, you can give the movie another plus.
The Artemis Hotel is the debut film by Drew Pearce, writer of Iron Man 3. Pierce shot a thriller about criminals hiding in a secret hotel, while the street is massive unrest. He runs the Nurse (Judy Foster) facility with assistant ambal Everest (Dave Batista). For many years everything was based on clear rules, but this night the new guests broke them all.
I was waiting for the movie, as the dark atmosphere and the brutal killers locked in one place hinted at a bloody John Wick action. And it was a good start. A dynamic set-up with a shootout leads to the hotel, where we meet a classic set of characters - a devoted big man, a killer woman, a major hysterical and a harsh sister of mercy. Pierce wanted to bring depth to everyone, adding to the emotional experiences and heavy legacy of the past. However, only the heroine of Foster with a great musical taste looks natural. The rest of the references to duty, duties are terminated along with the plot logic. Particularly annoying are Batista’s phrases, clearly borrowed from Drax’s speeches.
The sagging action in the middle of the film is depressing. Heroes walk along the corridors of the hotel in search of entertainment, chatting about it. Their dull lamentations “skillfully” emphasize the angles of filming, most of which resemble the types of internal surveillance cameras. The red and black palette would seem designed to whip up horror and drama, but in the absence of action becomes just a filter.
I don't know why Goldblum should be invited if all he did was flash fancy glasses and leather sandals. Sofia Butella also unsuccessfully tried to add "witnesses" to her character in the style of Nikita. I am silent about the main character of Sterling, who should capture attention with his charisma, but due to the lack of logical plot twists – remains an ordinary criminal.
All in all, a grim in all respects film, which you could fall asleep if not for Judy Foster and the flickering red light in the hotel.
4 out of 10
It's kind of weird to see a cast like that and then this result. There were a lot of expectations (although what to expect from the man who shot Iron Man 3'), and I got... something incomprehensible with a pinch of an unpleasant-smelling substance. Yes, the whole impression may have spoiled my expectations, but damn, why was it so bad?
And because the plot is not worked out, the synopsis is written slightly incorrectly, as it seems to me, because in the hotel this ' big lump & #39; attracted not the robbery, but his own sore. And, in general, somehow there are too many events, nothing is really explained, the characters are faked for nothing. Is that the point of that cop girl? Does anyone understand? And they haven't been worked out yet, because history pretends to be. Well, our main character has such a deep character, but everything is different. For a long time I tried to find in this madness at least some logic and even the most elementary message, but it does not exist as such. I understand perfectly well that such films do not emphasize morality, but there is, in general, nothing, so it can also be mentioned.
And maybe the creators thought that this case could pull the cool actors, but it is not so! On the contrary, they add unrealized potential because nobody plays. Jodie Foster seems to be trying to squeeze something out of herself, but it turns out that she is bad because the character is cardboard in itself, and she can’t do anything with all her efforts. I can't even remember the last time I saw so many great actors that were leaked to nowhere. It’s a shame to watch this, to be honest. It still amazes me that they took Jeff Goldblum only to have him flash twice on the screen and disappear into oblivion.
Nor does the technical part shine. There are no action scenes that can justify huge plot holes. The only plus that I managed to find is a short timekeeping, and the impression of time wasted does not leave me. You know, it's not worth half an hour, whatever your hobbies are. Take care of yourself and your family from these movies. You will be lured by great actors, and you will get absolutely nothing. I don’t even want to spend a lot of energy writing this review, because the creator didn’t want to waste time on this film.
4 out of 10
This film had every chance to become a good creation, but a weak script ruined a good idea in the bud. The opening scene where the bank robbery takes place is horrific. The bandits proved themselves to be complete non-professionals in practice, as if they did not prepare. Without a clear plan, they just broke in, only knowing roughly what to do. Only one of the main characters, as it turns out, at least a little smart. And of course, criminals don’t trust each other, start to sort out relationships at the most inopportune moment, attracting unnecessary attention. That is why they say goodbye to life. Not all and not at once, but if they carefully prepared and chose better accomplices, everything would go as usual.
I started to worry that the whole movie would be so stupid, but it didn't. He still has a lot of problems with the script. For example, at the beginning of the film, he introduces us to the rules of the hotel, which everyone must strictly observe, and then he violates them when he wants. Sometimes I can forgive something like that. If, for example, the movie captures me with a coolly staged action. But there is very little of it here and the main part of it takes place at the end, where the heroine of S. Butella quite well deals with scoundrels. The scene is well staged and I have no complaints about it, except that it lasts five minutes, that is, for the whole film it is very little. There is also a scene where the hero D. Batista imagines himself a lumberjack, and takes his opponents for Christmas trees. But it is worse, the operator’s work is lame, and much attention is not paid to the cutting. More action in the film, you can say that no.
The victim of a poorly designed script were the characters. They are boring, not catchy, have no backstory, except for a couple of fleeting flashbacks of the main character. In fact, none caused sympathy and did not force empathy. The actors were not able to win over to themselves, despite the cool composition. And playing there was something for them. If there was a better script, there would be more. Z. Quinto and D. Goldblum at all for the last 20 minutes, and the film did not draw.
For comparison: released a couple of months later 'Nothing good in the hotel El Royal' with a similar concept showed how to implement such ideas. There he is, really good. I sat in the room and enjoyed every shot, every action, every dialogue, every plot twist. And there was also a great cast that showed their abilities. What El Royal is good at is Artemis. And despite the fact that the latter lasts a good hour less than the first, it was boring to watch.
5 out of 10
A hotel for criminals who need to sit back and lick their wounds is a boon for a good movie. Unfortunately, Drew Pearce, who wrote ' Iron Man 3' and the latest for 2018'Mission Impossible', couldn't handle the story both as a director and as a screenwriter. Beginning for health - an excellent aesthetics retrofuturocyberpunk, where music from the gramophone records operated people vibroscalpel, and the 3D printer of organs contrasts with warm lamp art deco interiors; interesting characters whose stories are visible through their actions and replicas, and not inherent in weak directors ' flashbacks' good camera work. But to realize all this was not possible – in fact, the main conflict of the film could not be made neither deep, nor exciting, nor meaningful. It is particularly sad to realize that Jodie Foster played a key role in this - how well she famously played a lost mother in the time of 'Illusions of Flight' & #39; just as badly she played a similar role here. Each of the minor characters in this film went deeper and better than her both as an actor and as a character.
5 out of 10
There is nothing surprising in the fact that this or that filmmaker willingly tries to try himself in directing. Such a decision has become so dense in the framework of modern cinema that there are more and more people who want to try themselves in directing and a considerable number of them are really worthily implemented in a new creative role for themselves. Contrary to the opinion of most, the directorial debut of the third “Iron Man” and “Rogue Tribe” Drew Pearce I personally consider very successful.
The plot of this film directed by Drew Pearce develops in Los Angeles in 2028. Brothers robbers, a hired killer and a local rich meet each other in the walls of the Artemis Hotel - a haven for every self-respecting criminal. After all, it is in the walls of this institution that you can get highly qualified medical care and overnight accommodation for rest. However, everything changes when the main criminal authority of the city comes to this institution.
If you do not take into account the hotel “Continental” from the John Wick dilogy, in which he played only a secondary role, then the author of the script and the director of this film Drew Pearce managed to come up with a really interesting, original and most recent story.
The naked eye can see that when creating his work, Drew Pearce drew inspiration from the work of Quentin Tarantino, which is readily quoted throughout the film. It’s like “Mad Dogs” or “The Hateful Eight.” Similar to Tarantino’s films, the main emphasis is on the abundance of colorful, charismatic and really interesting characters, watching which is a pleasure. Realizing that he would not be able to endow his characters with the same strong dialogue and quotes as Tarantino, Pierce turned the story towards minimalist narrative and an abundance of famously overlapping events in the second half of the story. Thus creating the impression of a very unusual and attractive story.
Unfortunately, this film directed by Drew Pearce did not have the delight of critics and viewers and did not collect impressive box office. But this did not make it worse in my opinion and I frankly liked it. Pierce managed to create a really exciting, tense and dynamic film that slowly rocks, but in the second half of the story rushes like a locomotive demolishing everything in its path. Thus, and surprising, as it began as an absolutely chamber and "hermetic" film, the picture quickly and rapidly turns into a kind of thriller and action movie with a magnificently decorated aesthetic of the 60s in a relatively near future.
One of the main advantages of the picture is certainly to consider a magnificent cast. The resounding success of the series “This is us” can be considered a real gift of fate for Sterling K. Brown, who began to turn into one of the most popular artists with an abundance of planned projects. Moreover, it was here that Sterling Brown once again established himself as a truly talented and strong author. I really liked Sophia Boutella, who simply disappeared into the image of a very cool and seductive killer. Dave Batista is damn good, who managed to turn even an extremely secondary character into one of the most charismatic personas of the picture. Jeff Goldblum, Charlie Day and Zachary Quinto also played well. Even if it seems that their characters are not fully disclosed, and the actors themselves did not get the opportunity to “fill in completely”. And of course, it is impossible not to note the magnificent Jodie Foster, who once again did not play at all, how long she lived her next role on the screen.
7 out of 10
Hotel Artemis is one of the most undeservedly criticized and underrated films of the year. Screenwriter Drew Pearce not only made a very worthy debut as a director on the screen, but also created an extremely interesting symbiosis of the genres of action, thriller, fiction and indie drama. Huntingly bribing a chamber production with a kind of retro atmosphere of the 60s in the conditions of the not so distant future and a really interesting scenario with an abundance of colorful and charismatic characters.
Along with the abundance of well-known names and faces in the film (Jodie Foster, Sofia Butella, Jeff Goldblum, Sterling Brown, Zachary Quinto, Charlie Day, Dave Batista), this action movie of a certain Drew Pearce can boast a good idea. In Los Angeles, there is an Artemis Hotel, a haven for criminals who need medical attention. The hotel has its own list of rules, including the absence of weapons from guests and temporary suspension from their black affairs: there should be no murders on the territory of Artemis. But when one night on the doorstep first appear two robbers, then a few more people, including the boss of the mafia and a cop, it becomes clear that few will live until dawn.
The concept of Artemis is very similar to the hotels John Wick visited. At least the same rules, a similar contingent of guests, the difference is only in the design. “John Wick” shone with its stiffness, elegance and rigor, “Artemis” on the contrary, evokes thoughts of abandonment, neglect and slackness of the owners of the institution.
If the director focused on the stories of hotel visitors and removed the theme of the riots in the city, it would be possible, with the proper approach, to create a tense and atmospheric thriller, telling about the dark secrets of the guests of Artemis or the dirty work that one of them decided to do here. But from time to time, you hear phrases from the heroes about curfews, riots and suppression of rebellion and involuntarily wonder what this is all connected with? According to the initial credits, the action takes place in the near future - in 2028. In this case, the United States established a totalitarian regime and the authorities with the use of force to deal with undesirable? Or are the riots related to something else? Who is behind them and will they significantly influence what happens in Artemis? Questions arise and most of them are not likely to be answered.
The use of various ultra-modern gadgets by the heroes, such as mobile phones with the possibility of a holographic call or a security system that meets the latest developments in the field of technology, resonates very strongly with the interiors of Artemis, because the hotel seems to be an echo of the distant past, now experiencing not the best times. Perhaps, if Drew Pearce emphasized the vintage of his picture, along with the old songs that the heroine of Jodie Foster listens to, add more familiar phone calls from the hotel on the drum phone, provide the characters with ordinary hotel passes (for example, embossed antique keys that you can open the front door) and completely remove all these innovations, the film would look with much greater interest. And so, there is a feeling that the elements of entourage shown in the frame do not get along with each other, but on the contrary, mutually exclude each other. It seems that in front of you laid out several items and you need to determine which of them is superfluous in the set.
I don’t know if the film is based on a story, but the use of city names as nicknames for characters looks a little original, but still is not a new technique for filmmakers. A quartet of heroes from Zombieland called themselves by the names of the cities where they came from, and in Identification, the names of the participants in the blood bath in a roadside motel corresponded to the names of the states. Although, as it turned out above, "Artemis Hotel" does not declare its originality (see comparison with "John Wick"), and therefore has the right to rely on the use of nicknames in this manner.
I repeat, the idea of the film turned out to be good and sometimes even fascinating, but not without logical inconsistencies. So, it is not clear how the heroine of Sofia Butella knew that “for work” she would need to be in the hotel, why the son, who lost his father and so zealously wanted to return him, so easily succumbs to the tempting offer and is ready to pardon someone who 5 seconds ago wanted to kill.
But look at you. I do not impose my opinion on anyone.
Marvel Publishing House turned the goddess into a comic book heroine. The heroine appears in issues dedicated to Thor and the Avengers, and some others. According to Marvel, Artemis goes to Earth along with other gods to capture the Avengers, who are angry with Zeus.
It's funny how in the same year two Drew came up with projects with the word "hotel" in their names. Both films did not become events in the world of cinema, so they cost modest and even failed box office. Although "Nothing good in the hotel "El Royale" still began its rental. Drew Goddard managed to build an interesting structure reminiscent of the spirit of Tarantino. It seems that he was not even limited in the final editing, so on the wave of his reputation was able to push the rental result in two and a half hours.
The goddess of hunting, eternally young virgin (like the goddess of war Athena), patroness of chaste women. So at the same time, what seems illogical to modern man is the goddess of fertility. Helps women during childbirth, gives happiness to young people in marriage, protects all living things. In ancient Roman mythology it corresponds to the goddess Diana. The sacred animals of Artemis are the bear and the deer.
While Drew Pierce confined himself to the standard “one and a half”, also trying to close his story once and for all. Unlike the namesake, it wasn't good. First of all, business is in the filing. Here, the emphasis is on a la grinding action, which does not bring something fresh to the genre, thereby, no matter how hard you try, does not jump above your head to be remembered and stand out. Famous faces in the frame flash enough. However, they are actors and actresses to show their characters on the screen.
The meaning of the name Artemis is not known for certain. According to various versions, it comes from the words “killer”, “mistress” or “bear goddess”. The origin of the goddess is from the island of Crete, where in ancient times Artemis was a goddess-bear, hunter and mistress of animals. Hence the cruelty of the already classical Artemis.
Show the characters in the usual satisfactory form, without breaking or harming. From Hotel "Artemis" breathes more boredom than cheerfulness. Small rooms, a small number of guests, everyone knows each other or screwed each other. As if from such films you do not expect a revelation and hitherto unprecedented, so you just want to forget and plunge into an action whirlpool. And for that, you need pretty guys with maidens, which you will not find in the film. One-sided presentation.
In the fictional DC Comics universe, folks also have a character named Artemis. This is a woman from the Amazon tribe, one of the soldiers of the army of Wonder Woman. In the film “Wonder Woman”, which was released in the summer of 2017, the secondary role of Artemis was performed by actress Anne Wolfe. Here’s the news!
Here "Trump aces" at one time showed how to break away in the action movie of zero. Of course, the characters were hypertrophied, but damn cool. We have in the Movie they are simply amazing with a typical set of skills. Well, more or less, the film saves the ending when the trouble of the year begins with the flax. The heroine Jodie Foster even dares to take a bold step. I don't know if Artemis is here. If allusions were, they were very weak. I would not recommend this kinzo. Drew Goddard!
Hotel "Artemis" can not be found on the map, and it is unlikely through "booking" you can book a room there. The monument of architecture in the style of art deco retains the spirit of old Los Angeles even in the bleak, according to the scriptwriters, 2028, the year when riots break out over lack of water. Anyone who decides to stay in this wonderful place is guaranteed medical care and safety, so that this institution is chosen by criminals of all stripes. The intriguing idea, just from the scriptwriter of Rogue Tribe and the Iron Man triquel, has an elegant simplicity and even interesting self-awareness: the compact narrative boasts memorable characters and lashy dialogues. However, apparently, the filmmakers did not know where to go with their idea, so the ambitions of the director are at odds with the cruel reality: the studio allocated much less money for the implementation of the project than it would cost, which is why most of the film is the clarification of relations in a dozen dirty and poorly lit rooms.
The action takes place in the near future, although given the level of technological progress, it could be one of any worlds of dystopian America. Los Angeles is mired in turmoil, and a mysterious Nurse (Foster) carries her watch at a crime hospital-hotel. Helps her thug Everest (Baptista). Two robbers came to the hotel, which increased the number of guests to four. The remaining two are a hitman (Sophia Butella) and a wrestling arms dealer. The situation is complicated by the fact that the robbers, it turns out, robbed a local crime boss (Jeff Goldblum), who is already on his way to the hotel. Repeated violation of hotel rules by a meticulous Nurse, as well as increasing riots outside the walls, heat the atmosphere to the limit.
The fact is that the implementation of a rather curious scenario is undermined by a sense of incompleteness of all ideas and storylines. It's hard to say that the film works well at creating tension both inside the hotel and outside. It is felt that significant snippets of the story have been removed to put “Artemis” in 90-minute timekeeping, so that the viewer seems to be slipping some “finished” instead of a full-fledged movie. The second problem is that the central character is the least interesting person in the hotel. The motivating factor of the Nurse’s action, well, is incredibly ineffective, even banal, which makes it almost impossible to believe in the actions of the heroine. The same killer or black robber, in my opinion, deserves more in terms of revealing the background.
A good story on paper also fails because of a clumsy pile of clichés. This is sad, because most of the tape looks quite tolerable on the screen: there is a good design, a good futuristic style, and you can see that the creators tried, having a very modest budget. However, what was supposed to be a sophisticated thriller turns out to be something unshakeable: many of the creative ideas of debutant Drew Pearce, it seems, did not receive proper development and stalled in self-sufficient sharp dialogue.
As for acting, there is nothing wrong with Jodie Foster’s involvement in the project, although it is curious that she chose this particular film to compensate for an almost five-year absence from the screen. Jeff Goldblum continues the trend of exploring his villainous side, only against the background of other recent high-profile films, his participation in Artemis is mostly episodic. Charlie Day overplays, and Sophia Boutelle is not given enough screen time to do, well, anything.
The film is interesting by nature and, as I thought, even contains a couple of socio-political comments, but one can only feel that it could be more fun and drive. Overall, the Artemis Hotel feels like a loose development of a John Wick concept in which criminals have their own clubs, societies and codes. Some of the personal relationships, however, work well, but the general storyline, lack of humor and a few scenario twists that slow down the course of the plot and reduce tension, hardly increase the stakes, which are so few here. As much as the director wanted to show the chaos outside the hotel without transferring the narrative to the outside world, he failed, which is why cinematic games with the scene are a little boring. As a result, Artemis can definitely both attract attention and spoil the mood with characteristic elements, and perhaps even frankly upset with shortcomings in the details of the surrounding world and in the characters. Enjoy a stay in the walls of the hospitable hotel "Artemis" turns out, alas, not always.
6 out of 10
The film undoubtedly had the potential, in the spirit of films of the 90s, with an interesting idea and quite solid resources for its implementation. However, the implementation of this story somewhere halfway lost its quality, and Hotel "Artemis" in the end leaves an unconvincing impression of the narrative.
Everything starts quite well - robbery, the main characters get into a little-known hotel, where they treat the figures of the criminal world. The entourage of the near future also makes an impression - communication facilities, medical equipment, in a word, the general concept complements. There is also its own internal kitchen - the rules of the hotel itself, the principled nurse (Baptista) and the nurse (Foster), and of course, diverse robbers and scoundrels.
But just this bar, which equals the first half of the tape and failed the director-debutant. Hotel managers betray their views on doing business, and the promised charisma of secondary characters remained behind the scenes. And as a result, from all the variety of characters of this tape, no one managed to stand out for some significant character. Also, the creators merged the final stage of the picture, the “storm” turned out to be too banal and without any pleasant surprises in terms of creativity for the viewer.
As a one-time film for viewing - quite suitable, in the Hotel "Artemis" was a good attempt to return the viewer to the chamber environment of the criminal world, but the weak and unfinished scenario did not allow this project to realize the potential that he undoubtedly had.
5 out of 10
The film is not clearly bad, as well as definitely good. It has quite a good story, which was spoiled by completely unnecessary details and dialogue. It would look quite easy without the love line, overblown action-component, and attempts to add weight to individual characters who are supposed to be professionals in their field, but “are” them solely because that’s what they call themselves, and their actions in terms of performance are slightly higher than amateurish. The film, in my opinion, absolutely did not need to become an action movie with lyrical motives. It was enough to leave the line of Jodie Foster’s character central, as well as the “nurse” and “ladies from the past” – the history of these three is surprisingly least of all claims except for the last “chords” – and the rest of the characters belonging to the criminal world are much better worked out than they appeared before us in the film. Well, the action cut twice - here he, it seems, is not needed in such quantities.
Something this film reminded the trilogy of the film "Cube", when a good idea of the first film spoiled the sequels. Only in this case, all the ideas that could fit in several films were shoved into one, as a result of which the film lost its integrity, and the unsuccessful development of individual characters and episodes spoils the entire impression of the film, and because of this it is impossible to give a final assessment.
Watched the crime thriller Hotel Artemis from director-debutant Drew Pearce with Foster, Batista, Butella and Goldblum. Synopsis: In a utopian future, water was privatized in America and numerous riots broke out in the country. In the center of Los Angeles is a retro hotel, which is a kind of hospital for criminals of all stripes. This institution is run by an imperious and calculating Nurse who has established strict rules on the territory. One day, contrary to tradition, a wounded police officer enters the hospital. And this violation of long-standing rules triggers a string of cruel and unpredictable events that will affect not only the guests of this hospital.
Experiencing such a great period of stagnation, Hollywood goes to any tricks, just to earn a couple of points of odds in the face of advancing on the heels of television monsters. The audience is increasingly looking for good movies to turn their attention to the creations of some Netflix and HBO, in pursuit of useful content. All sorts of twists and turns with the persecution of stars due to undesirable views, the secondary nature of the material produced, the dominance of rebuts, sequels and prequels led to the fact that Hollywood catastrophically loses the viewer. Some people don’t go to the movies because they don’t like a lot of comics, some people don’t go to the movies because there’s no movies with his beloved Spacey, and some people don’t go to the movies (like me) because there’s just nothing to watch.
Ten years earlier, Hollywood had been on a bump. What only are the Dark Knight, HC, Twilight, Millionaire in captivity, Benjamin Baton, Always say Yes, Hancock, Valli, Zohan, Gran Torino ... These films from time to time still flash in all sorts of tops and ratings. What did we get this summer? Mediocre comics, weak sequels and a couple of cartoons? I began to notice that Hollywood was getting weaker, weaker and weaker. But the creators of the Land of Dreams believe that the safety margin of their offspring will last for a long time. Is that true? Don't know. But the problems that Johnny Depp, Spacey and Gunn bring to the studios today suggest that the familiar era is passing. Something needs to change. First and foremost, create original ideas. They are. But the people who are involved in the small breakthroughs in cinema do not have access to the trough with opportunities, access to which is already after another eating Disney competitor.
What is Hollywood trying to do to save us? He makes symbiotics. He takes young directors and writers and puts them in the hands of famous and beloved stars in the hope that young people will get something good. Such tricks have already been done with Al Pacino, Reeves, De Niro, Hopkins. Here's the turn for Foster.
The young boy Guy Barrymore (or rather Drew Pearce) is known in narrow circles only as a screenwriter of the weak third part of the LH and the Cruz MI. Good or bad is a matter of taste. Now he was given not only the opportunity to write the script, but also to sit in the director's chair. That's too bad. I would advise the Global Road guys to read the script before they put it into production.
The hotel story is not the original idea Pierce had after watching John Wick. Yes, it influenced the subculture, giving rise to a kaleidoscope of imitators. But damn it! This movie is bad. Absolutely. I won’t even tell you how many inconsistencies there are in the film. A strange beginning, strange rules that no one follows, strange motivations, far-fetched problems and an incredibly stupid ending that will make you just ask: “What?” The worst part of the movie is the actors. Despite all their professionalism, they play very poorly. Batista just brought his friend Drax to the set, Foster looks terrible and plays like it's not makeup, and she's actually an old grandmother, Goldblum just looked at the light and didn't really read the script. And the secondary characters (read the actors) generally took from the queue for the casting: “The most finished actor in Los Angeles.”
It would seem that the film should fascinate the atmosphere. But we are not really given to consider neither the interior nor understand the rules by which it exists. It would seem that they wanted to hit the fight in the final. But by the end of the day, you're so tired of the strange dialogue that you're looking through your eyes. It would seem that the very idea of privatizing water and mass riots should be horrified. But it doesn’t affect the story and we don’t see anything except on TV. In this film, everything is twisted and twisted and very quickly. Neither Foster nor Goldblum save the movie. Once I lit up when the song “California Dreaming” played, but also because of the love of the sample.
I strongly advise you not to watch this movie. Even fans of “Runner”, “Wick”, “Shootouts” and “Fin”. No suspense, no intrigue, no pretentious entourage or ultraquasifantasy. Nothing in the movie. This Hollywood is strange: Netflix is scolding Netflix for a weak movie, and he himself cannot give out a good film for all time for five years. To the young? I think so. But only under the supervision of adults.
“Hotel Artemis” is a fantastic action movie that pleases the acting ensemble, but disappoints in everything else. The only beauty of all this ugliness is Judy Foster in the role of a brisk old lady, the owner of a hotel, within the walls of which the entire criminal element of Los Angeles is guarded and treated. The story takes place in the near future. The largest corporation has privatized water and shut it off to anyone who can’t afford it. There are terrible riots in the streets. Violent clashes occur between police and ordinary citizens, while in the center of the city in the invisible building of a medical hotel flare up their passions. By chance, several criminal bosses, criminals and simple thieves flock to the hotel building, including the main overseer of the city. Everyone needs medical attention and the ability to wait out the riots, but not everything is as simple as it may seem at first glance. All heroes are interconnected and everyone needs something, hiding their true goals and intentions.
The structure of the plot development reminded me of the most beautiful film “Trump Aces”, when all the characters were in one place and then a real meat grinder began, but in this case there was an attempt to violent confrontation, but after a couple of scenes it immediately ended. As a result, disappointment and feelings of deception, when the authors led the viewer to a big shootout for more than an hour, although no, there could not be a shootout, since according to the rules of the hotel it is forbidden to use firearms. In the course were knives, scalpels, an axe and even pieces of porcelain dishes. Personally, I was really hoping to see something like a Raid or something with elements of hand-to-hand combat, but unfortunately the fights quickly ended, although they were done qualitatively, professionally and spectacularly, but very little. In general, unjustified expectations and long-playing boredom for an hour and a half. I won’t recommend it, but again, Judy Foster was beautiful in her image. By the way, also pleased Dave Batista, who was not just in the image of a dumb pitcher, but still as a dramatic actor. And yet the film can be safely missed in the cinema, but at home you must watch. Have a good time.
The creator of the "Rogue Tribe" and the third "Iron Man" enters the hotel business. The result is more than controversial.
Competition helps to improve the quality of goods and reduce prices. The Law of Civilized Economy.
But if a participant with a frankly weak offer wants to squeeze into an already formed niche, then the consumer, at best, will shrug his shoulders perplexed and go to a proven manufacturer.
Director Drew Pearce, the author of Iron Man 3, decided to squeeze the growing John Wick franchise and impose competition on Doomsday Night with its controversial idea of legalizing murder in order to reduce the number of disadvantaged people.
The plot takes the audience to 2028, in the center of Los Angeles, where a skyscraper stands for itself, and a civil rebellion erupts nearby due to the lack of drinking water. In this very high-rise there is a hospital for wounded criminals, better known as the Hotel Artemis. It is run by a nurse (Jodie Foster), she is helped by a hefty baby nurse Everest (Dave Batista, Drax from Guardians of the Galaxy). Taking into account the contingent, the hospital is considered “no man’s land”, where disassembly is prohibited. Because of the mutiny, several patients with extreme mutual hostility get to the hospital. And one of the guests receives an order to kill a roommate.
Chad Stahelski's "John Wick" hotel "Continental" was only part of the plot, one of the locations. But even there it was revealed well enough that the viewer could feel the entourage of such a specific place. The writers of Artemis immediately introduce several lines into the plot, which are destined to cross on one floor. But those lines are dotted, with a lot of gaps, in the sieve of which the motivation of the characters fails, pulling the logic of the whole film. At the beginning of the film, the audience is presented with the Hotel as a kind of mystical place hidden from the eyes of ordinary people, where access is provided only by selected barcodes sewn under the skin. But the longer the walk in the corridors of the hospital lasts, the more blurred and contradictory the image of the institution becomes. In each scene there is an excess of negative understatement, and the lack of a clear backstory of the main characters provokes a number of uncomfortable questions to the creators and participants of the action.
A separate wave of discontent raises acting. Despite the nominally loud casting, none of the actors accrues “Artemis” points of audience sympathy. For an hour and a half, Jodie Foster cannot decide whether she is a stress-resistant doctor or a hysterical grandmother. Dave Batista was apparently not informed that he was no longer in Guardians of the Galaxy, so the whole movie is in the form of Drax. Sophia Boutella started this year with the Mummy, and she steps into each new ribbon. The epic appearance in the frame of Jeff Goldblum very soon leveled by the lack of any disclosure of his character.
The remaining few lyceums, on which timekeeping and film were spent, do not pay attention to themselves and do not leave any significant trace in the audience’s memory.
As a result, “Artemis Hotel” is an extremely weak film without a clear plot and a little twisted intrigue, in which even the recognized titans of the acting workshop shoot “milk”. The movie is not a pity to miss.
Imagine you just wanted to rob a bank. On a quick, while the streets mutiny due to lack of water, not attracting attention, except for a stylish mask and a new suit, all that. But there's 2028 after all, and the cops, compared to you, look like the passengers of a spaceship with unearthly weapons. You're pretty shabby. So where do we go from here?
Artemis - a neon sign burns on the roof of a high-rise building - a lighthouse, for members of a closed criminal club. A hidden, high-tech hospital that lives on its own. Nurse, that's who you're going to visit. There will be no names, only nicknames, even in the final credits. Suspicious people live here. If you do not like the old woman, or behave badly, hit Everest on the phone, the badge of which will be threatening to read: medical worker.
It's a home for the staff. It is hard to find something to do, but you can drink, and the old nurse likes to drink, and something stronger. Especially in the most normal environment. What does the most ordinary environment look like? Oh. Nothing special. It's a regular call: with pleas, with threats, with anything, just to let them in. You'll be allowed in, but only if you paid the membership fee, I'm sorry, dear friend, this place has its own rules. Passed a check with a chip in your hand? If you're your own, they'll fix you up, pull the bullets out of your ass and listen to what's out there. And then the old lady does not come out of the hotel, she has her own reasons.
Lamp, slightly tart retro atmosphere of the hotel causes interest in its corridors, signs on the walls, keys. Secret service aisles. Heavy curtains hide the chaos of rebellion that is happening outside. The frescoes on the walls correspond to the names of the rooms. There are four of them: Niagara, Honolulu, Acapulco and Nice. The old lady also calls her guests. Waikiki, sharing a room with his brother Honolulu and moving around the hotel in anticipation of recovery, finds old and new acquaintances in the common hall. Word for word and anxiety made its way inside the hotel.
Anxiety that threatens to disregard strict rules, of which there are about a dozen, so let us dwell, perhaps, on the most important rule number one: you can not fight and kill other guests.
Sometimes it is useful not to watch trailers for paintings. You are often surprised.
According to the synopsis, it seemed to me that a sealed thriller would be shown in the scenery of the hotel for killers of the type ' Continental' from the films about John Wick.
That's how it happened. Only I did not even know that the story is made in the genre of conditional such cyberpunk about the near future.
Still, it's even better. It doesn't interfere with a strong scenario. It even gives a special style and atmosphere.
On the street people rebel for water, and in the hotel 'Artemis' a good-natured nurse performed by Jodie Foster takes in the most inveterate villains of Los Angeles, organizing them warmth, coziness and proper treatment. But ' the most common environment' in the City of Angels is not going according to plan.
And how all this will unfold we will only know at the end. The picture provides clichés at a minimum, and good script and style as much as possible. There are a lot of things going on inside the hotel, not for the eyes of the rest of the city. And in all this orgy involved such actors as Dave Batista (as usual, in the role of a thug in the service of a nurse), Jeff Goldblum (for an influential crime boss) and Sofia Boutella (for necessary for a chamber story about bad guys femme fatale).
Complementing all this great old music, for example from The Mamas & The Papas. The soundtrack is one of the best for me this year so far. Mastucci.
A hotel for criminals is not a new idea. We saw a similar place for lawbreakers in John Wick and Altered Carbon. Every criminal dreams of a place that will help to hide from the defenders of the law, heal wounds, rest and much more. I do not dare to dispute that in our time there can be such "Hotels", but one thing I am sure - they do not have huge neon signs.
The new action film from the director, who gave us such films as “Iron Man 3”, “Mission Impossible: Tribe of Outcasts”, turned out to be very crumpled.
Everything begins very intriguingly, we are shown the world of the future, namely Los Angeles, plunged into chaos due to lack of water among the population and shrouded in crime.
That’s how, in two sentences, we describe this world of the “future”, and then sent to the hotel “Artemis”.
After a not-so-successful robbery, a pair of black guys wounded by police flee to this hotel, stealing only an ordinary gold pen, they do not even suspect that this is the most expensive pen in the world.
Drew Pearce's painting, after the first 40-50 minutes, could claim the highest scores! But at the end of the film, the screenwriters took something harmful, from which their minds became confused, and the gyrus ceased to generate a good plot and they began to get serious.
From a leisurely, built on interesting dialogues and relationships of characters, the film turns into a meat grinder, where each murder does not carry any goals and motives, it is simply committed for the sake of a big spectacle.
Jodie Foster and Dave Batista stood their bars. The head of the hotel, as well as the nurse from Foster, turned out just fine. Filled with interesting features character, which until the last is the main intrigue of the film. Dave Batista-Dracs,
He's also good, he's not a dumb bouncer, he's more than that, he's a hotel guardian angel. The rest of the guys: Zachary Quinto, Sofia Butella very much pumped up, and their characters are just garbage.
“Hotel Artemis” is the case when the ending of the film spoils the whole good impression about the picture as a whole. Having an interesting idea, a good selection of actors, a great start, the film fails because of the stupidity of the writers, who were apparently lazy to come up with a worthy ending.
As a result, we have a second-rate action movie, which could potentially be very good, but alas...
6 out of 10
How can you make a movie about a hotel where criminals of all sizes and suits are sheltered boring? I wouldn’t be able to answer that question until I saw this picture.
Hotel 'Artemis' is not a thriller and certainly not an action movie. For an hour and a half, you will have two action scenes with a total timekeeping of 5 minutes. The rest of the time is spent talking and surface revealing characters. The viewer is offered three dramatic lines, of which only one will be fully revealed. The rest are available only ' for tick '.
I will focus on the characters separately. In 2018, to come up with more ' cardboard' characters, I think, impossible. Here and the mysterious protagonist; and the hotel manager with skeletons in the closet, which influenced her character; and the caricature boss of the mafia; and a spoiled arms dealer; and a pretty killer girl. A standard set for a screenwriter who is lazy to move his brains once again.
The previously mentioned 5 minutes of action do not spoil ingenuity. You are waiting for banal shooters and a more or less spectacular fight. Don't count on anything else.
Sluggish thriller could save the tense atmosphere, but it is absent. You watch the characters indifferently. Even attempts to catch up with drama in the end do not save the situation.
To the cinema at 'Hotel 'Artemis' I do not recommend to go categorically. And at home you can watch the film only if you have persistent problems with sleep.
For the killer girl and some classical musical compositions - 3 out of 10.
In the middle of dusty and smoky Los Angeles, there is a shelter hotel ready to provide guests with room, medical care (of a variety of nature), protection and a good drink. All this, of course, is available only to a limited number of persons, by subscription for a round sum. The hotel operates around the clock, without breaks and weekends for 22 years, until one day a couple of robbers visit it, mistakenly robbed the head of the criminal world of Los Angeles.
Hotel Artemis is the first independent work of the young director Drew Pearce. He shot only clips, as well as participated in writing the script for the triquel Iron Man. In many ways, the film echoes the Continental Hotel concept from another, more famous film. The only difference is that the film is set in the near future. Printers are already printing donor organs and firearms, portable laser scalpels are used in medicine, and wounds are treated with nanobots by injection into the bloodstream. Most people are forced to fight for existence – evil corporations have completely monopolized the water market. In short, popular in cyberpunk expression 'high-tec low-life' fits perfectly well.
In the center of the plot unfolds several stories. The owner of the hotel and part-time nurse Jeanne performed by J. Foster. She drinks a lot and, like all doctors, does not take good care of her health. She has an excellent reputation and the hotel has been under her management for over 20 years. For her, sheltering and patching up wounded criminals from across the city has long been a routine, and yet she still continues her work. She is actively assisted by the bouncer's nurse brother Everest (Dave Batista) - a man easily ready not only to sew wounds but also to break bones if one of the guests begins to violate the rules of the hotel. After an unsuccessful robbery, another hero of the film arrives at the hotel. A professional bank robber is Waikiki (Sterling Brown), along with a wounded brother. It so happened that in the process of robbery, the brother stole a container pen belonging to the boss of the criminal world, King Wolf. Who's on his way to the hotel. In addition, the hotel is still arrogant arms dealer and charming French killer, performed by Sofia Butella. She seems to have played all the negative female characters in all the movies. The goal of Sophia’s character is to kill the leader of the Mafia, the Wolf King played by the eternally young Jeff Goldblum. The appearance in the frame of which literally gives a second wind to the film, closer to the end.
In general, the film is worthy of seeing it in the movies, at least because of the cast. In addition, the film has a fairly well-staged action and a couple of recognizable tunes from the 1970s. Definitely, I have complaints about the structure of the script and the logic of the behavior of some characters, but this can all be easily overlooked if you perceive the film as a summer action movie that will brighten up the time before the release of the film premiere of the coming fall. In ' Hotel' there is nothing outstanding, but there is a unique style and a whole echelon of recognizable actors. The picture is worthy of going to the movies. In any case, this is the best of what can offer you a summer rental in the genre of action fiction.
7.5 out of 10