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Critics Consensus: The Nile Hilton Incident indicts real-life corruption with a simmering rage brought to a boil by Fares Fares' gripping performance.
Critic Consensus: The Nile Hilton Incident indicts real-life corruption with a simmering rage brought to a boil by Fares Fares' gripping performance.
All Critics (50) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (45) | Rotten (5)
Morose, hangdog Noredin, so unconvincing in his colonel's uniform, is a satisfying antihero.
The evocation of that old film noir feeling is hugely effective here: Dad telling his freshly-bribed son "You can't buy dignity," the fantastic slow zoom on a love scene reflected in a two-way mirror, even the beguiling torch singer.
As doomed as Noredin's actions often seem, they're tinged with enough simmering humanity to keep us caring.
It's possible to admire each scene and still see this film, in its entirety, as in need of some serious sharpening.
You can feel the Middle Eastern country's impending wave of frustration, corruption, and paranoia simmering underneath every scene in the film like white noise in the background.
Sadly, the movie ends up playing out like an unmemorable Law & Order episode.
This film noir, set in Cairo as the Arab Spring erupts, is a fabulous example of how have different layers of storytelling that will appeal to a variety of audiences. There is a murder mystery, a political statement and social allegory all in one.
If you're a fan of classic noir movies and are disheartened by the fact that the genre has devolved into ineffective Blade Runner knock-offs (I'm looking at you, Mute), then The Nile Hilton Incident is well worth seeking out.
A classy noir which places you in the dark and acrid heart of a corrupt society.
It an infectious energy about it that is as likely to infuriate as it is to entertain, a film that may begin with a police investigation and ends in a lot of soul searching.
This intriguing and illuminating film grubbily recreates a failing society that engulfs individuals and spits them out and where only violent revolution can effect change - maybe.
The story plays as a metaphor for Cairo's wider problems, never preaching but effectively humanising.
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