Movie Review - Hotel Mumbai - Unrelenting Violence
Hotel Mumbai is not an easy movie to watch; it's brutal, and the killing is unrelenting. It hits the deck running and doesn't let up for two hours. There were very short scenes of personal interaction -- few and far between. Most of the movie was about chaotic running and killing, and many times the dialog was impossible to understand.
We get to know several guests and employees of the hotel, but still know very little about them -- just enough to make us care if they can get out of this alive, and many don't.
I was impressed with the writing and subtle foreshadowing of events to come -- pay close attention to the one-second shot of a dropped shoe that becomes important to the plot.
I don't know who the target audience is for Hotel Mumbai, because I don't know why the movie was made in the first place.
Was it to pander to the 'I just can't get enough of murder and mayhem' crowd out there? Or hopefully, to pay homage to those hotel employees who stayed behind and risked their lives to protect the guests? Whatever the reason, Hotel Mumbai certainly will impact the audience in some way.
Grade: B+
Rated (R) for disturbing violence throughout, bloody images, and language Genres: Drama, History, Thriller
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