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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Bad Times At The El Royale

Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You



"Miles, I fell down. I'm old, shit happens. Get the whiskey."

Father Daniel Flynn

     This film is right up my alley. I love almost everything about it. The period. The music. The cinematography. The actors.
     The only thing I don't love about the story is that it's talky. It works best as a hard boiled detective story, kind of a whodunit. The backstory scenes could have been edited a little bit and made shorter. While they do give us insight into the characters, they take us out of the moment.
     Billy Ray (Chris Hemsworth) appears later in the story. His arrival is portentous. Billy Ray gives new meaning to the word "Bad" in 'Bad Times At The El Royale'. Chris Hemsworth is great in this film. He moves like a snake charmer in a den of snakes. You might think Billy Ray is a snake, but he's not the only one. 
     Watch the movie. Figure it out.


References:
Variety