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Jared2.5

Wim Wender’s Million Dollar Hotel shoots for the stars, and ultimately lands around a fairly mixed bag. Breathtaking cinematography and eccentric characters only go so far when the story is quite shallow. It’s engaging, but definitely starts to drag towards the end. All things considered, I’m still surprised at how unknown the film continues to be with such an iconic director and star studded cast.

TheGiantClaw4.0

This movie has one of the more interesting conceptions I've heard in a while. Supposedly Bono, the lead singer of U2, came up with the idea for this quirky film while shooting the music video for Where the Streets Have No Name on the roof of the same hotel that is the centerpiece for the film. With the help of Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire), whom Bono had collaborated with before, and Nicholas Klein (this was the third and last film he wrote to date), this strange film came into existence. How to explain this film... Well, it's about a group of mentally unstable junkies living in a rundown hotel in which there was a possible murder. So it's up to FBI agent Mel Gibson to solve this case. But the murder is only half the plot. The other side of the coin concerns a blooming romance between an introvert bookworm and a mentally challenged boy with Wolverine hair. That about sums it up. Yeah it takes a bit to see where this film is going. But honestly, like with Pump Up the Volume, I can admit that this film isn't one of the all-time greats, but it is one of those movies that touched me in such a way that really made me love it. This isn't some bold statement on the human psyche or some grand sweeping drama, it's a quirky dramedy made by quirky people for quirky people. And, for me, it worked. I thought the budding relationship between our two main characters was adorable and I give credit to Jeremy Davies (Saving Private Ryan) and Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil), who turn in really solid performances and who have really great chemistry. Also, we can't leave out Mel Gibson's performance, as he's essentially playing a more complex version of Riggs from Lethal Weapon. This man cannot see through his ego that maybe what is going on isn't as sinister as it seems and he will go to great lengths to finding the killer, even if there may not be one. The ending leaves us with a melancholy sense and I think it's a true testament to how well this movie was made when I'm so emotionally invested in the story that when it takes a sharp turn you feel a roller coaster of emotions.Like I said, this isn't one of the all time greats. But to has a heart to it and the performances are very solid and you can tell that time and effort was put into making a good movie. This movie deserves better than the very small fan base it has. It's a semi-feel good film for the oddball in all of us.

Daniel3.0

"She was the love of my life, even though I hadn't actually met her - yet."After a resident of the run-down Million Dollar Hotel in Los Angeles, the son of a billionaire media mogul, dies, it immediately draws the interest of the press, and FBI agent Skinner (Mel Gibson) arrives to investigate. However, he's hampered by the residents of the hotel, all misfits and outcast. Meanwhile, one of them, Tom Tom (Jeremy Davies) falls for another resident of the hotel, Eloise (Milla Jovovich) ...The Million Dollar Hotel is a drama film directed by Wim Wenders.Wender's movie was based on a story co-written by Bono, and U2 contributed a couple of songs to the film's soundtrack as well.It has an excellent cast with many character actors in it, among them Milla Jovovich, Mel Gibson, Jimmy Smits, Peter Stormare, Amanda Plummer, Julian Sands, and Gloria Stuart, with Jeremy Davies as the endearing Tom Tom, who also functions as narrator, being the standout.However, while The Million Dollar Hotel starts out intriguing and when we meet the characters, it's certainly fascinating, but it nonetheless becomes tedious after a while. While one eccentric, over-the-top character is endearing, when all of them are so excessive, it's too much, and a runtime of two hours doesn't make it any better.Still, there are some genuinely lovely moments between Davies and Jovovich in it, while U2's contributions to the soundtrack are good as well, Peter Stormare's fifth Beatle is really funny, Gloria Stuart very lovely, and the ending ist quite good.In conclusion, while The Million Dollar Hotel has its moments, a certain hypnotic quality, a few intriguing characters, and a couple of good songs, it's still a somewhat tedious and oftentimes dull film.RankingsMilla Jovovich's films