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Bad Times at the El Royale Movie Review

“Bad Times ay the El Royale” written and directed by Drew Goddard (Cabin in the Woods, the Martian) Starring Chris Hemsworth (Thor, Heart of the Sea) Dakota Johnson (50 Shades, The Social Network) Jon Hamm (Baby Driver, The Town) & Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart, True Grit). 

Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at redemption - before everything goes to hell.

First off if you have not seen any promotional material for this film or trailer or know nothing about this movie make sure you keep it that way. Go into this film not knowing anything about it at all and thank me later. Cabin in the woods is one of my favorite movies made and that movie came out of nowhere and was a huge surprise. With that said it didn’t surprise me to see Chris Hemsworth in this film since they worked on that film together. Drew Goddard when he has something coming I pay attention because he never disappoints. 

There is a lot of mystery in this film and at points I feel most audience members will get frustrated but that’s not always a bad thing. Twists and turns and reveals from each character that you never see coming and most of them are very shocking. You will leave this film with so much to put together and I believe you won’t be able to complete the puzzle with only one viewing. The cast is incredible everyone does their job. Chris Hemsworth shows what a talent he is and you never see Thor in this role he was amazing. 

This film is really good. Very well directed and written with an amazing cast. This film is like a puzzle that you must piece together and the visuals of it is really amazing. I wanted more and more after it was over and I can’t wait to see what Drew Goddard has planned next because I will be waiting with anticipation. 

Bad Times at the El Royale gets a 9.1/10


Rotten Tomatoes: 78%

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