Thrilling, heroic, and important

Rating: 10/10 (2 July 2019)

There is never a dull moment in Hotel Mumbai. You cannot look away for a moment. Innumerable close calls and riveting moments of tension make this movie the easiest watch I've had this year. There are plenty of other astute and exciting movies about actual terrorism. 6 Days (2017) is a British movie that comes to mind. However Hotel Mumbai, in terms of the violence and terror is probably closer to Elephant (2003). How odd that Hotel Mumbai is also, like Elephant, ascribed to Australian Production. 6 Days is ascribed to New Zealand. Hotel Mumbai and Elephant both try to convey the sheer senselessness, stark terror and tragedy of a determined rampage. Hotel Mumbai has to be congratulated for putting together a movie which has so many moving parts, and in such a realistic and moving style. It is top shelf movie making and deeply honours a subject which causes so much concern. Absolutely heroic.