Million Dollar Hotel

Pros: People who enjoy artsy films and who watch Bravo will love this.
Cons: People who don't watch Bravo will hate this.

In Denver, we have artsy movie theaters. I’m sure they exist in most major cities. These are small movie houses that show films the general public just isn’t interested in seeing. The films that are shown in these places wouldn’t last a day in your...

Pros: Exceptional acting! Superb soundtrack!
Cons: Not all the lose ends were tied up.

This movie was very complex and hard to follow at times. If not for some exceptional acting by two of the main characters I might not have given it the rating I have. It’s a collaborative work of Wim Wenders and Bono although the idea for the movie...

Pros: You can laugh at what even famous people will do.
Cons: It was made, and everyone seems serious about it.

At least I can say I had a few really good laughs while watching this movie. Unfortunately, it wasn't supposed to be funny.

What really got me laughing was the thought that apparently even people who are famous must get caught up in the hype...

Pros: Fantastic cinematography and soundtrack, great performances from a strong cast
Cons: May be too slow for those raised on Hollywood movies

I literally waited years to see The Million Dollar Hotel. Somewhere back in the mid-nineties I read that U2's Bono had penned a screenplay set in a rundown L.A. hotel that he had visited while on tour. Naturally I was eager to see what form a...

Pros: Odd surreal moody movie. Not for everyone though.
Cons: DVD has very few extra features.

Once in a while a movie comes out that appears to be so bad, so ultimately boring based on its subject matter that even the actors who took part in it decide to "save" themselves by bagging on it even before its release. On the surface, a movie about a...

Pros: Potientally interesting, nice cast, musical backup from U2
Cons: Wannabe art-house flick, moves too slow, plot really does not go anywhere

When did the Million Dollar Hotel even come out in the theater? I had heard about in several magazines and read about it in interviews, but I had never found out when it was playing anywhere around me. You would think that a movie with such stars as...

Pros: Jimmy Smits is OK in it.
Cons: Like, the whole friggin movie!!!

Before I begin to review this movie let me start with a quick synopsis; This movie starts with the death of a reclusive and eccentric man named Izzy Goldkiss ( played by Tim Roth). He, of course, lives in the Million Dollar Hotel along with ...

Pros: acting, story,etc.
Cons: never got a chance to be seen in U.S. theaters.

This was a very unique film that made it from Berlin over to American theaters. This film tells about the murder of Izzy Goldkiss, son of billionaire mogul Stanley Goldkiss, who was pushed off the Million Dollar, a hotel buried among the LA skyline. The...

Pros: Good movie, theme of life is quite reminiscent of Trainspotting
Cons: Gibson's bionic persona. Part of the plot but it was a little dumb.

I only watched this movie because it was written by Bono from U2. I wasn't expecting much, and what a surprise I received. The cineamatogrophy was wonderful (If you're into that type of thing). The movie is about a rich man's son who was a little...

Pros: Mel Gibson had nothing else to do.
Cons: Story, characters, script

Yes, I'm dead serious when I say that Mel Gibson said this was a bad career move. If you watch the entertainment show Access Hollywood, then you would have heard it too. But he took the comment back because he didn't think of the people who worked hard...