Hotel Noir

Couldn't disagree more with the other reviewer.

While this might not be the greatest Film Noir flick ever made or have very strong character development it was pretty entertaining with a well told story and great cast. While story develops slowly it never felt boring or artificial.

Reminded me a bit of 2013 Mob City so if you saw it and liked it, you will probably enjoy City of Sin.

Not sure what else I can say without spoilers. I would however recommend watching it if you like film noirs outside of Frank Miller cinematizations.

The Plot.

A hardened detective lays low in a darkened downtown Los Angeles hotel room, biding his time as he patiently awaits a gang of vengeful hit men that are on his tail.

Throughout the course of this one fateful night the detective becomes entangled in a web of girls, guns, and money, as he enlists the help of the many intriguing hotel guests that he encounters in an effort to evade the grave fate that lies in store.

Wow. Written like a bad stage play.

Directed like a HS effort.

And acted like they can't get out of a paper bag.

It's horrible.

For the first 35 minutes i thought this was a parody/ comedy. It's not.

It's just a disaster.

AKA City of Sin. Another one of those Dollar Tree buys that most likely be viewed on slow evening. Of course, it doesn't help that you know the outcome from the very beginning, and that makes sitting through the film a chore.

Silly, funny, dark humor film. Many twists and turns. Outrageous events. Probably underrated.

As I watched this, I'm reading the screenplay in my mind, and my eyes and mind popped. Great writing, great conversion from paper to print to film.

Danny Devito, early years you'd think from the setting, tells the tale.

But actually, I'm watching the 2016 re-release, aptly re-named Sin City. The original film, Hotel Noire, apparently 2012. Yet it seems to be 1940 something.

The cast expands, marvelously. Rosario Dawson. Kevin Connolly. Michael B. Jordan.

Malin Åkerman. Mandy Moore and Cameron Richardson, Rufus Sewell. Haven't researched it yet, but would love to know the House and team, including the screenwriter that wrote this.

Kudos.