Hotel Artemis

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The film takes place 6/21/2028 in Los Angeles. There is a clean water riot going on. In the middle of all of this is the Hotel Artemis, owned by the Wolfking (Jeff Goldblum ) who runs the crime syndicate. It is run by Nurse Thomas (Jodi Foster) who enforces the rules of a criminal safe house and hospital reminiscent of "The Continental" in "John Wick." The hotel has a cast of characters which include Everest (Dave Bautista ) the bouncer; Waikiki (Sterling K. Brown ), a thief, Nice (Sofia Boutella) a paid Assassin....target unknown; and Acapulco (Charlie Day), an arms dealer. People become injured as our nurse repairs them with modern laser equipment and a 3-D printer. The hotel encompasses the ultra-modern and the classic old. Interesting futuristic crime tale. Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

I saw "Hotel Artemis", starring Jodie Foster-Elysium, The Beaver; Sterling K. Brown-This Is Us_tv, Black Panther; Sofia-Boutella-The Mummy_2017, Kingsman:The Secret Service; Dave Bautista-Avengers:Infinity War, Spectre and Jeff Goldblum-The Jurassic movies, Earth Girls Are Easy. This is a unique and original fun little movie, set in the not too distant future of 2028. Riots are the norm in Los Angeles-this particular one is for clean water-with Jodie reminding us on several occasions, 'Just another Wednesday!' Jodie runs a members only emergency room for criminals, aka, The Hotel Artemis. She has rules-besides having to be a member-such as no guns, no cops and no killing the other patients. She also uses code names, both for her and her orderly Dave-hers is Nurse & his is Everest-and even for her patients and she uses high tech devices in her efforts to help her patients get back on the streets. Sterling is a robber that finds himself needing Jodie's services and ends up at the hotel. Sofia is already there, recovering from a gun shot wound. Jeff shows up needing some of Jodie's health care, plus he has some connection to her establishment. There are people that want to break Jodie's rules and consequences have to be paid. It's rated "R" for violence, drug use and language and has a running time of 1 hour & 33 minutes. I really enjoyed this fun little movie and would buy it on Blu-Ray.

Hotel Artemis is a pretty fun time in my opinion. I went to a matinée showing of it and had the entire theater to myself as I watched this movie, and I'm really glad I chose to go see this in the theater versus renting it. The reason I'm glad is because the style of this movie is definitely one to be seen on the big screen. Style is what initially attracted me to this movie, well that and Jodie Foster. I've always been a big Jodie Foster fan, she is a fantastic actress and has such range with her talent. She does not disappoint here in her in first onscreen appearance since Elysium, 5 years ago. Her performance carries a good portion of the movie, and she is one of the main things we focus on. Sterling's character is also one we focus on, and gosh did I love him here, he was really great in his role. Everyone really did a good job and I really liked the characters, I thought the script gave them the depth they needed. The plot is pretty easy to follow, it's nothing too abstract but its enjoyable and holds the audiences attention all the way through. I'd never seem a movie quite like this one and I love that feeling because a lot of times we see recycled versions of other movies, but this one was pretty original and I like that. Hotel Artemis gets an 8/10, a good way to spend an hour and a half at the movies.

Saw Hotel Artemis recently without knowing anything about the plot. The fact that Jodie Foster was on the cast list meant I was happy to give it a shot. The film is set in Los Angeles in the near future. Although it's the near future there must have been a lot happening between now and then as it's not that familiar. The city is overrun by riots and Hotel Artemis is a safe haven hospital for criminals with no questions asked. Jodie Foster plays the Nurse who runs the hotel. The real downfall of this movie is that you really don't care about and have any empathy with any of the characters. It is devoid of emotion from start to finish. As a result the various events that unfold before you have no tension whatsoever. Jodie Foster looks as bemused about the role as I was. It is a completely soulless movie. Don't waste 2 hours of your life on this drivel.

In the near future, while riots are ravaging Los Angeles, the Nurse runs Hotel Artemis, a hotel/hospital for subscribers to lay low and be treated after suffering injuries in the commission of crimes. Her current clientele includes an odious loudmouths, a pair of brothers, a mysterious female French assassin, with a couple of problematic cases coming in, one of whom is the crime boss who funded the hotel. Also, the Nurse has some hang-ups, one of which is agoraphobia - she hasn't left the place in years. This is a most peculiar film. It's a suspense thriller - there are several suspense threads running through it. It's an action movie in places - Sofia Boutella as the French assassin has a terrific (and balletic) sequence in the latter stages. It's also a character piece - Jodie Foster, interestingly old-looking - has some fun with the Nurse's issues. It's sometimes amusing - Dave Bautista as the Nurse's go-to general factotum makes sure that it isn't just a case of type-casting. And the slightly futuristic setting is interesting. But, while I was engaged throughout, there was something about all these elements which didn't really hang together for me. We've seen a similar scenario in John Wick, but it was background there. Here, it is the whle movie. And despite the multitude of bits, I'm not sure they fitted together particularly well.

It's 2028 L.A. Waikiki (Sterling K. Brown) leads a robbery gang during a city-wide revolt against privatized water. His brother is shot during the escape and he seeks refuge at Hotel Artemis. It is a secured private hospital for criminal members run by a hard-nosed nurse (Jodie Foster). Everest (Dave Bautista) is her giant muscle. She risks everything by saving policewoman Morgan (Jenny Slate). Other patients include loud-mouth arrogant Acapulco (Charlie Day) and assassin Nice (Sofia Boutella) on a secret mission. Waikiki discovers that his brother had stolen jewels from crime boss Wolf King (Jeff Goldblum) who shows up looking for treatment. I really like the concept but there are issues with the execution. It's a movie of outrageous potential. With a few questionable logistics, my biggest problem is that I don't feel connected with Sterling K. Brown's character. Jodie Foster is doing her hardest. Despite some fun ideas, it doesn't really rise to its possibilities. It's not crazy enough. It's not compelling enough. It is good enough to be watchable.

Well if you ever need a room at the Hotel Artemis ... you are definitely not well. Pun very much intended. But watching the inhabitants of that establishment, is kind of fun. I might have thought there would be more to the film, it's a bit understating and it is also very low maintenance. But that doesn't have to be a bad thing at all. Bautista may have a better and bigger role in Guardians (or maybe it's had, the future will show what will happen there), so it may also feel underwhelming what he is allowed to play with here. Even on Blade Runner 2049, where he had less screen time he seems to have had more impact. But different movies, different roles and all that. This is an ensemle thriller and it achieves what it sets out to do. Cool characters and good action/stunt sequences

Didn't quite get it, a half-baked potato? Sci-Fi? Two versions of Blade Runner? A hotel chain of John Wick's used to go? L.A. riot for water usage? This hotel is such a ridiculous facility, fixing up the criminals only with futuristic medical devices, every room numbered with some tourist-trap name, the lock mechanism is so complicated, the entry/entrance with reinforced steel gate, yet next to the gate is drywall, WTF? Then the elevator is on its last leg, an antique. A bag of new and old crap putting together to give you a fuzzy idea of a mixed genre. There's only one nurse to fix all the out patient walk-ins. I have to ask the movie maker: "What are you trying to show and tell us? What's the point of making this crap?" The storyline felt like a very weak patch-up pointless nonsense.