“Bad Times at the El Royale” (2018) written/directed by Drew Goddard, starring Jeff Bridges, Cynthis Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Cailee Spaeny, Lewis Pullman and Chris Hemsworth / Z-View
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Director: Drew Goddard
Screenplay: Drew Goddard
Stars: Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Mayo Methot, Jon Hamm, Chris Hemsworth, Cailee Spaeny, Lewis Pullman, Nick Offerman, Mark O’Brien, Charles Halford and Shea Whigham.
Tagline: Seven strangers. Seven secrets. All roads lead here.
The Plot…
1959. The El Royale used to be THE place to stay. Now it’s luster is gone. Felix O’Kelly checks in and hides a bag of money under the floorboards of a room. Not long after, O’Kelly’s partner shows up.
And kills O’Kelly.
Ten years pass. The El Royale is a dump.
One night four strangers arrive separately and check into separate rooms. The four are: a priest named Daniel Flynn, a singer named Darlene Sweet, a salesman named Laramie Seymour Sullivan and a free spirit who calls herself Emily Summerspring. Some of the four are not as they appear. Among them is an FBI agent on a mission for J. Edgar Hoover. One is looking for the missing bag of money. The night will also involve a kidnapping, a cult and murder(s).
This night will be full of bad times at the El Royale.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
Bad Times at the El Royale is under-rated. Kudos to writer/director Drew Goddard and his great cast.
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) rates 4 of 5 stars