There can be a moment early in a film that's failed to kick off in any direction, when you suddenly realise it's not going to get any better. Gloom sets in and the fingers begin to entertain the idea of watching maybe just a bit of it in Picture Search. Then a bit more, then a bit more...then, oh - we've got to the end credits.
I really did want to like The Million Dollar Hotel but I found slightly more than a million reasons not to. The characters are off-beat and odd but it feels like they're simply that way *to* be off-beat and weird. The cast, notably Gibson and Jojovitch, are capable of so much more than the film takes from them. Bono's story is muddled and although indecipherable ambiguity can work great in musical lyrics, it can get on your wick in cinema.
If you're determined to get it, buy the videotape version instead of the DVD because you can't tape over DVDs.
I really did want to like The Million Dollar Hotel but I found slightly more than a million reasons not to. The characters are off-beat and odd but it feels like they're simply that way *to* be off-beat and weird. The cast, notably Gibson and Jojovitch, are capable of so much more than the film takes from them. Bono's story is muddled and although indecipherable ambiguity can work great in musical lyrics, it can get on your wick in cinema.
If you're determined to get it, buy the videotape version instead of the DVD because you can't tape over DVDs.