Synopsis
Los Angeles, 1958: a detective holes up in a downtown hotel awaiting killers to come get him. During the course of one night he will meet various occupants of the hotel and the truth of how he came to be in his present situation will be revealed.
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Cast
- Carla GuginoHanna Click
- Danny DeVitoEugene Portland
- Malin ÅkermanSwedish Mary
- Rufus SewellFelix
- Robert ForsterJim
- Rosario DawsonSevilla
- Mandy MooreEvangeline
- Kevin ConnollyVance
- Cameron RichardsonMaureen Chapman
- Michael B. JordanLeon
Recommendations
- 75
The Playlist
Whether or not you've steeped in film noir lore, Hotel Noir still plays like an enjoyable little thriller. - 50
Observer
The film's weakest link is Rufus Sewell's rumpled gumshoe, inarticulate and mumbling to the point of madness. - 50
Village Voice
Gutierrez bathes in moodiness while remaining unconcerned with anything so pedestrian as dramatic cohesion. - 40
Time Out
You never lose the nagging sense that you're simply watching a high-school drama club's production of '40s fatalism chic. - 40
The New York Times
To succeed as more than a study in artifice, a film - especially one steeped in fatalism - needs to feel real. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
Not quite able to make up its mind whether it's a parody or homage, this tired exercise wastes both its gorgeous visuals and a first-rate cast. - 20
New York Daily News
It's hard to know whether Sebastian Gutierrez is imitating or satirizing the hard-boiled noirs of Hollywood's past, but either way it feels like a botched attempt.
