Synopsis
10 years ago at a party, Steven thinks he sees the girl of his dreams, Melissa. Just as he's about to make his move, his twin brother Rick gets to her first and they fall in love. Steven watches his brother's relationship bloom, longing for Melissa all the while. Eventually, Melissa leaves to go to college and the brothers go on with their lives. Steven becomes a workaholic to block out his feelings about Melissa and Rick becomes a spineless bellboy at the Hotel de Love, after a later girl friend stood him up at the altar. Enter Steven and Rick's warring parents visiting the Hotel de Love for their anniversary. Re-enter Melissa with her current boyfriend, Norman. Suddenly Rick and Steven have a second chance at Melissa. Also there's Alison the palm reader, Susie behind the counter, the owner/piano player, and the freshly married couple.
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Cast
- Aden YoungRick Dunne
- Saffron BurrowsMelissa Morrison
- Simon BossellStephen Dunne
- Pippa GrandisonAllison Leigh
- Ray BarrettJack Dunne
- Julia BlakeEdith Dunne
- Peter O'BrienNorman Carey
- Belinda McCloryJanet Campbell
- John ForsytheNewspaper Man
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Chicago Sun-Times
Hotel de Love is a pleasant and sometimes funny film, without being completely satisfying. - 60
The New York Times
Hotel de Love, the directing and screenwriting debut of Craig Rosenberg, is like a Valentine's Day box of heart-shaped chocolates that all have the same too-sweet cherry fillings. - 60
The A.V. Club
It's glossy, dumb fun that is diverting enough but forgotten 20 minutes after it's over. - 50
ReelViews
And, while it's not bad enough for me to suggest that it should have been left where it came from, this certainly isn't a shining example of Australian cinema. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
Unfortunately, Hotel de Love also has all the originality of an all-purpose valentine. First- time filmmaker Craig Rosenberg appears to have seen every relationship movie ever made. To his credit, he borrowed only from the best. - 50
San Francisco Examiner
Now and then the script reaches admirable heights of humor. - 50
Chicago Reader
Some of it looks like a TV commercial, and the characters' motivations could have been generated by a computer, but the cast--Ray Barrett, Julia Blake, Simon Bossell, Saffron Burrows, Pippa Grandison, and Aden Young--is attractive and energetic. - 40
Austin Chronicle
Some of the gags seem a bit too labored, and by the time the rather charming ending unfolds, these weaker moments in Hotel de Love may force some viewers to check out early.