Bad Times At The El Royale

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For the fifth film of the month we have Bad Times At The El Royale

First off, we have the story which has several strangers, most with a secret to bury, meet by chance at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one night, everyone will show their true colors - before everything goes to hell. I thought the story was very entertaining and the way it unfolded was a sight to see as everything was built with a consistent pacing.

Next, we have the characters which overall, I thought were all mostly interesting and for most of their stories as they unfolded were used to give them a purpose and what lead them coming to the El Royale.  

As for the film's visuals I thought was one of the best aspects about the film with the colouring and camera positioning giving the film it's stylistic look of feeling like a neo-noir film in places. Moving onto the tone of the film which I thought did a good job at balancing the drama but also the use of tension and mystery to give the film some intrigue to work with as you see everything unfold. I thought the soundtrack of the film was rooted in the setting of the film and the tracks added a lot to the backing of the film as well being tracks you would hear in that kind of setting of a hotel. 

Overall, I thought this film was a very enjoyable one with a simple idea behind it but without a compelling story and characters to add weight to it, this film wouldn't have been as entertaining as it turned out to be with it's back and forth dialogue. 

I give Bad Times At The El Royale a score of 9/10