Review of Hotel Artemis (2018) by Nobodyyouknow — 07 Jul 2019

Unfulfilled potential. The setup was promising: a water-starved populace demands access to water, and riots break out while a bank heist is going down. One of the thieves gets shot, and his brother takes them to an underground (figuratively) hospital that only services criminals.

Once they get to the hospital, the plot thickens, but it never gels. Unfortunately, everything is barely hinted at rather than being given the time to flesh out. The critical plot piece revolves around the nurse's son, but all we ever learn is what happened to him -- there is no emotional connection, hence little reason to care.

The movie progresses like a series of snapshots with almost no context and threads left untied. We learn that there is history, but we know nothing about it, so we aren't invested.

It's a missed opportunity that mainly gets points for style and casting and is only worth watching if you can view for free.