Hotel

Though finally overwhelmed by a preening lassitude, Hotel is never less than fascinating.

Though finally overwhelmed by a preening lassitude, Hotel is never less than fascinating.

Most audiences will find it baffling and unsatisfactory. Those who are open to its flywheel peculiarities may find it bold, funny, peculiar and delightful.

Most audiences will find it baffling and unsatisfactory. Those who are open to its flywheel peculiarities may find it bold, funny, peculiar and delightful.

If you're ready to roll with Hotel and take what it gives you, there's some rich entertainment here.

If you're ready to roll with Hotel and take what it gives you, there's some rich entertainment here.

Long stretches of Mike Figgis' film are jaw-droppingly pretentious or painfully dull... Nevertheless, there are clever, funny, erotic and visually beautiful moments scattered throughout the film.

Hotel might be best described as the art-house version of "Cannonball Run."

Though Hotel has brilliant moments, and an energetic first half, it falls away badly in the later stages.

A train wreck of a film whose chaotic, partly improvised story and too-tricky mix of film stocks, image sizes, split-screen effects and color/B&W footage overwhelm some phenomenally beautiful sequences and a memorable performance by Saffron Burroughs.