The Million Dollar Hotel | | Cast : | Jeremy Davies, Milla Jovovich | | Director : | Wim Wenders | | Studio : | Studio Home Entertainment | | Format : | Color, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | January 01, 2000 | | DVD Released Date : | April 03, 2001 | | Language : | French (Dubbed), Unknown (Subtitled), English (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | June 20, 2005 | | Summary | QUIRKY, EXCELLENT ACTING | Content
 | If you're looking for great special effects, beautiful women, chase scenes or sporting events this is not the movie for you. If you appreciate art, great acting and a different kind of story make sure you catch this movie. Very little is obvious, you must do much of the work yourself from clues given. Not for everyone, and not to watch if you want to be entertained without thinking. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 24, 2005 | | Summary | A minor film if you think we are talking of Wenders! | Content
| This is to my mind a very moving film with some gags here and there but nothing else. Considering the artistic stature of Wenders, you feel he is in debt with the viewer.
If not consider as a huge barroque comedy. Fellini in USA, with characters completely out of their mind and the situation may be seen under this approach but no more.
Jimmy Smits , Mel Gibson and Jeremy Davis are outstanding and Milla Jovovich too, but I insist it is a minor film of a major director. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 25, 2005 | | Summary | SUCKS!!! | Content
| I turned it off after 20 minutes it was so bad! I am very annoyed! |
| Rating | | | Date | February 12, 2005 | | Summary | Embarrasing, frankly, for Bono, Wenders, and their fans | Content
| Now, I love Bono. U2 is my favorite band. And I love Wim Wenders. Until the End of the World is my favorite movie of all time. Wings of Desire is on the favorites list, too.
But I just hated Million Dollar Hotel. Just hated it. I couldn't believe that it come from two artists whose work I love so much. I understand some of the concepts Bono was trying to work with (especially when you imagine Winona Ryder, their original choice, in the Milla Jovovich's role), but overall this movie was boring, directionless, and nonsensical. I wish I could say otherwise, believe me. But it failed to captivate me at all. I was sort of embarrassed for everyone involved. |
| Rating | | | Date | January 18, 2005 | | Summary | MAYBE A THOUSAND DOLLARS | Content
| THE MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL is one of those artsy films that gains critical acclaim because it was directed by Wim Wenders and is produced and musically enhanced by Bono. yes, indeed, it's one of the most unusual films I've seen in a while. But originality doesn't always make an entertaining film. What's the whole point of the movie: that the mentally challenged can fall in love too? To allow Wenders to wield his cinematic sword and make lovely looking scenes, and to give Bono another chance to try and show us he is not just a rock star?
Some of the movie has some wonderful moments, and yes the romance between Tom Tom and Eloise is touching in its different approach. Jeremy Davies gives a tremendous performance as Tom Tom, which is why I give the movie three stars. His portrayal of the "idiot" is so on target one forgets he's acting. Milla Jovovich should stick to the Resident Evil movies; her waifishness seemed forced and her character too off the wall to be believable. Gloria Stuart, that lovely elderly lady who came back to the cinematic world's attention in TITANIC, seems to be used merely to spout four letter obscenities to show that foul language is cool for the octogenarian set. Jimmy Smits and Bud Cort offer support, but their characters are too underdeveloped to really impact the movie. That leaves us Mel Gibson in probably his most unusual role. While he infuses some manic intensity in the role of the FBI agent who had an arm removed from his back (come on writers, let's not test the waters too much), overall he merely seems to be doing a favor for Wenders and Bono.
Cryptic and overblown, MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL did not make a wave in theatres; I can understand why. Good job, though, Jeremy. |
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