Review of The Motel Life (2013) by Eric H — 05 Sep 2014

From an acting, filming and creative storytelling pov it's a four or five but a couple of things moved it down the charts for me. o subtitles and for a film which is storytelling dependent that is a no-no.

Not only difficult for any hard of hearing, etc. but the enunciations and unique dialogue were difficult to follow anyway. Second, the pacing and over redundancy of the main theme made watching really slooow.

Perhaps intended to embellish the cold desolate mood which the director also provided with other filming techniques but it turned out to be too much. Like having the same meal repeatedly, it loses it's taste eventually.

brothers played by Emile Hirsch and Stephen Dorf, have a strong bond that keeps the movie going.The directors use of animated cartoon stories to illustrate Hirsch's and Dorf's bond is very unique and fun to watch.

The animated illustrations help show the character's personalities in a different way then most movies. Hirsch's interactions with his gambling friends also help to give him more depth turning him into a great protagonist for the movie.

Overall this movie was very enjoyable and I would highly recommend it.