Who was on the tape?Īt the end of Bad Times At The El Royale Darlene tosses the mysterious tape into the fire. Here are all those loose threads, including the hopeful ending. Intentionally vague, the film leaves you with more questions than answers. If Quentin Tarantino and Alfred Hitchcock wrote a movie together, it would look like this. Brilliantly written, shot, and acted, it is for lovers of old school mysteries and modern fairy tales. The fable of seven strangers who meet one fateful night that decides their fates forever is indulgent and quietly bombastic.
Every detail nuanced from the story is essential.
Intricate and precise, Bad Times At The El Royale is a heady morality play blended seamlessly with the best crime noir.ĭrew Goddard’s Bad Times At The El Royale is a masterclass in conscious symmetry.