Product: The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
Rating: 1.0
Sorry, it's junk, and almost unwatchable.
This is one of those movies you pick up in the video store because it has Mel Gibson on the cover and Tim Roth in the back. Surprise, Roth is in this flick for about two seconds, and Gibson is stuck in a toned down reprise of his "Payback" role. Which means gravelly voice and none of the charm that is his speciality. The plot is fragmented, the stories are crudely stuck together and the acting is sub-par. Milla Jovovich is fun to look at, like always, but apart from her startlingly sharp cheekbones and piercing eyes, she is pretty well glamoured down.You should be able to figure out the situation behind this movie without even watching it. It is a 2001 release that most people have never heard of. A film released straight to video with Mel Gibson? How could a studio do that to a film with such a marketable star? Remember movie executives are there to make money, if they thought there was anything even remotely worthwhile in this film then it must have been horrible. It is.The movie drags along under the narration of Jeremy Davies' character, Tom-Tom. The lines don't explain anything, are often repetitive, and are often whispered for the sake of generating some atmosphere. The only thing they suceed in generating is annoyance.I could go on, but what's the point? Don't watch this movie, don't rent it, and certainly don't buy it. It isn't good. Plain and simple. Save your money and, instead, go and rent any of the actually good films that any one of these actors has had a part in.