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Smart, stylish, and packed with solid performances, Bad Times at the El Royale delivers pure popcorn fun with the salty tang of social subtext.
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Perhaps the most insufferable Tarantino knockoff since the 90s. March 3, 2020 | Full Review…
Perhaps the most insufferable Tarantino knockoff since the 90s.
Ben Sachs
At some point during this logy 2-hour-and-21-minute exercise you want something more substantial than even Hemsworth's admittedly mesmerizing snaky hips. April 18, 2019 | Full Review…
At some point during this logy 2-hour-and-21-minute exercise you want something more substantial than even Hemsworth's admittedly mesmerizing snaky hips.
Manohla Dargis
Every puzzle piece clicks together smoothly, and while there is joy in watching everything fit, the film feels like there's something missing. It lacks true substance. It's all aesthetics, no guts. But damn if the "Bad Times" aren't beautiful to watch. October 15, 2018 | Full Review…
Every puzzle piece clicks together smoothly, and while there is joy in watching everything fit, the film feels like there's something missing. It lacks true substance. It's all aesthetics, no guts. But damn if the "Bad Times" aren't beautiful to watch.
Katie Walsh
This Irwin-Allen-sized B-movie mostly works thanks to Goddard's knack for nesting-doll-style narrative compartmentalization and his talent for bringing out the best in his uniformly strong ensemble cast... October 15, 2018 | Full Review…
This Irwin-Allen-sized B-movie mostly works thanks to Goddard's knack for nesting-doll-style narrative compartmentalization and his talent for bringing out the best in his uniformly strong ensemble cast...
Simon Abrams
Somewhere along the line... Goddard loses his own plot and succumbs to sentiment. October 15, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Somewhere along the line... Goddard loses his own plot and succumbs to sentiment.
Charlotte O'Sullivan
Bad Times at the El Royale starts with a lot of promise and a full head of steam; even half-way through I was engaged. But the movie eventually careens off the track. October 13, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Bad Times at the El Royale starts with a lot of promise and a full head of steam; even half-way through I was engaged. But the movie eventually careens off the track.
James Berardinelli
[Drew] Goddard sure knows how to build tension in a scene, even if there are too many of them. January 29, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
[Drew] Goddard sure knows how to build tension in a scene, even if there are too many of them.
Neal Pollack
What started out as a crackling yarn starts to become a numbing exercise in narrative excess. October 18, 2019 | Full Review…
What started out as a crackling yarn starts to become a numbing exercise in narrative excess.
Jeff York
This is one uniquely fun romp with surprise after surprise. August 21, 2019 | Full Review…
This is one uniquely fun romp with surprise after surprise.
Linda and Al Lerner
Bad Times unquestionably lives up to its pulpy title and delivers a twisting mystery with a cast of characters whose intentions are always in question. August 2, 2019 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
Bad Times unquestionably lives up to its pulpy title and delivers a twisting mystery with a cast of characters whose intentions are always in question.
Karl Delossantos
If you are a fan of Tarantino-esque type films then this is one you...it is an entertaining movie that requires viewing more than once to catch all the little nuances and details. July 8, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
If you are a fan of Tarantino-esque type films then this is one you...it is an entertaining movie that requires viewing more than once to catch all the little nuances and details.
Allison Rose
A winning formula that overcomes most of its faults to provide a compelling and thoroughly entertaining yarn. June 3, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
A winning formula that overcomes most of its faults to provide a compelling and thoroughly entertaining yarn.
Matthew Lucas
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