Sci-Fi movie "Hotel Artemis": Where the gangsters lick their wounds

You can see the horror and science movies fiction nowadays Almost obsessively, the "last humans" are sent as protagonists through the ruins of affluent society, where they must defend themselves against their fellowmen or threats of a different kind, almost always seeking refuge

The characters of "Hotel Artemis" also seek refuge, playing ten years in the future, to be able to pass for science fiction, but above all a comedy of gangster very black on the eponymous institution The beginning is hinted that social cohesion in Los Angeles in 2028 is not well ordered Privatization of drinking water causes unrest on the streets. Meanwhile, in the Artemis hotel, wounded criminals seek refuge to receive necessary outpatient treatments. Under the professional guidance of the "sister" (Jodie Foster), guests can enjoy a discreet service.

You have to know a lot more about the plot: A brother and a couple come to the hotel after a failed flight, this one floats Dangerous Death, the other, Waikiki (cool : Sterling K. Brown), got out of it with horror. In the lobby, Waikiki meets her old Nice acquaintance (more cool: Sofia Boutella), who has only a slight arm injury and soon lets know that she has a job to do at the clinic. Gradually, the store fills up, especially the announcement that "Wolf King" (Jeff Goldblum) is en route to the hotel, causing a stir.

British screenwriter and producer Drew Pearce establishes with "Hotel Artemis", for which he himself wrote the story, debuted as a director. What he always understands, it's the staging of the location of the plot – in fact, almost all the scenes are playing inside of it. hotel. And this can be convincing with a pretty damaged Art Deco design, in which small gadgets such as interactive communication boxes and guard screens in the rooms provide the technical details needed to mark the future as such.

Situational comedy and the meaning of the macabre

What Pearce does as well are the dialogues. Between almost all parties involved, such as the sister's assistant, Everest (Dave Bautista) or the racist acapulco (Charlie Day), muscular and tattooed, there are mockery, confrontations and threats, always good. Placed situational comedy and sense of the macabre.

But above all, Pearce makes her actress Jodie Foster look very old. Apparently, this pragmatic sister can not beat anything, but she has deep dark circles under her eyes to serious worries and injuries, making Foster more and more explicit with increasingly nervous gameplay.

Foster significantly maintains the slightly selfish thing, The finale, marked by the use of hand-held firearms and other weapons, which the film is pointing with small detours, finally seems as unmotivated as the personal drama of the sister, which Pearce is gradually referring to flashbacks. In the end, it will have been a tempestuous fun with the tempo.