Bad Times At The El Royale Movie Review

A Very Tarantino-esque Film

 Yeah I know, I know, this movie came out last year. But I didn't get the chance to see it last year so I'm doing the review for it now.
Bad Times At The El Royale follows a group of strangers as they stay at a hotel which is on the border of California and Nevada. Each guest has a very different background from one another, but not everything is as it seems at the El Royale.
I left the description vague cause if you haven't seen the film yet, there would have been spoilers if I'd written more. Bad Times At The El Royale was a strange film. Good, but strange. I think it works towards the films advantage in the end.
The Director of Bad Times At The El Royale, Drew Goddard, did a fine job. I believe this is one of his few directorial roles. As mentioned in the subheading of this review, the film is very Tarantino-esque. If you told me Quentin had directed this film instead of Drew Goddard, I probably would have believed you. Drew Goddard did a fine job overall.
This film has a large ensemble cast which the main characters are portrayed by Jeff Bridges, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, and Chris Hemsworth. There are a few more which you may know such as Cynthia Erivo, and Lewis Pullman. The actors and actresses of Bad Times At The El Royale all did a fine job and really enveloped their characters.
The bit of mystery to the film is intriguing, and I think they fitted the puzzle together pretty well off by the end. I will way I still had a few questions by the end of the film, but most of what I wanted to know was answered.
The music in the film is pretty good and it does add to the story, but I found it to be a mixed bag on the song choice. Some of the songs are very well done, but I think they could have done slightly better in a few instances.
The editing in the film is very well done. They do a couple of flashback scenes, but I found them to be well placed and made sense for each scene. I would have liked to have seen a little more of the characters backstories but they probably gave just enough time for each. This was just a personal thing for me. But overall, I thought they did a fine job with editing.
One thing I wish they would have shown more of was the hotel itself. I mean they do show a ton of it, but they don't always interact with it. There's clearly more to the hotel than what they show on screen, and I think out would have been fun to see the characters explore more of the rooms, even if they were just passing through for an action scene.
If you're looking to see a Tarantino style of film, and you haven't watched Bad Times At The El Royale yet, you may just find yourself pleased. Also just a quick note before I end this review, just like in Tarantino fashion, don't expect everyone to survive the end of the film.



final score: 3.5/5