Kamran09

When Willem Defoe made a surprise appearance in the last week's episode I knew this one was going to be something worth watching and it made that episode feel all the more mediocre.

Defoe brings a magnetism and dynamic that few current actor's can manage. My personal highlight was the hilarious skit towards the end where he is presented as an author of "blowing yourself" instead of "knowing yourself".

I also enjoyed his fun monologue (keep forgetting he is from Wisconsin).

I give this episode a 9/10.

A film so unnoteworthy even Wikipedia makes no mention of it.

The story of the documentary sounds interesting but unfortunately the documentary has many disabling flaws that. The interviews were a highlight but many of them could of been edited and added to make a more cohesive narrative. Many confusing elements are added with little explanation. There is a scene taken from a recent action film (in English though I did not recognise it)clearly showcasing the hotel but with little context and no explanation.

The documentary also goes through a clichéd explanation of the communist Teto era of Yugoslavia with no nuance.

The director repeatedly refers to his childhood visiting the country and staying at the hotel but in such a way that it becomes little more than trivia which apparently is the foundation of this documentary!

Overall I wish it focused more on the history of the hotel and what the people think about it. Many of the shots of the abandoned hotel I quite enjoyed but do locals view it as a derelict site of a history they would rather forget or as an important landmark that should be restored to its former glory. I wouldn't know.