but that doesn’t explain what the deal with the hotel was, why are they spying on people and who is “management?”ĭid Rose kill her father before or after she met Billy Lee? I assumed for a while that Billy Lee brainwashed her, she fell in love with him, and he convinced her to kill her father and to bring Emily along with her. It reminds me of Pulp Fiction, the suitcase, and Jules' invincibility.Ī few people on here have said that the tape is JFK and Monroe sex tape, which would explain why the FBI had Jon Hamm’s character in there, to retrieve it so the story didn’t get out. Even his faceless appearance in Rose's introduction.

That old saying, 'the devil's greatest trick was convincing others that he didn't exist' is reflected in the bonfire scene of the orator's minions. (But even that was part of the plan, so so much for free will I guess.) The messenger was explicitly told not to interfere, and once he did he was removed. Goddard made sure to focus on that for its importance to the overarching narrative in this morality tale. The movie was incredibly self-contained except for one odd part which makes little sense to even show except in this context: DO NOT INTERFERE. That was Darlene telling Miles he didn't have to kill. Like in Cabin in the Woods, 'she has to make the choice'. You can just see how 'God' was letting this all play out. I thought the lights-out at the roulette wheel and the continual emphases on the quarters was remarkable. I enjoyed how the characters' placements along the line (including the murderer who dies at that boundary between good and evil) were plotted. Nevada being sin, and those who cross that line.

Xavier Dolan and Nick Offerman in undisclosed roles.

But as the strangers - including a priest, a vacuum cleaner salesman, a Southern gangster, and a former singer - settle into their rooms, they discover that something strange is afoot inside and outside the hotel.

In 1969 seven strangers find themselves at the El Royale, a novelty hotel at the border of California and Nevada. RankingsĬlick here to see rankings for 2018 filmsĬlick here to see rankings for every poll done If you haven't seen the film but would like to see the result of the poll click here.

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