Unrelenting white-knuckle thriller

Rating: 9/10 (3 April 2019)

I went in to Hotel Mumbai not knowing any back story about the terrorist attacks portrayed. This movie grabbed me from the first scene and had me in it's grip until the end. It is a truely white-knuckle, relentless thriller based on true events. I was drained by the end.
Armie Hammer, Dev Patel, Jason Isaacs and the entire cast are absolutely perfect as guests and staff at elegant Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai. The actress who portrays Armie's wife, and the actor who portrays the chef who saves many guests are superb.
The movie is violent, and graphic in it's depiction of the horrors of the terrorist attack. The director deftly cuts between hotel guest characters and what is happening to them and the young terrorists who believe in the jihad they are on while being directed every step of the way by a never seen "Brother Bull" leader to kill all. I was on the edge of my seat for the whole 2 hours.
It is a very well made movie about a horrible incident.