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26 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumThis is very much the work of a cinephile, calling to mind such middle-period Orson Welles jumbles as "The Lady From Shanghai" and "Mr. Arkadin" as well as dozens of other movies I only half remember, a familiarity that's essential to its charm.
- 70New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerGreat on atmosphere and less good on everything else. That’s not entirely a knock.
- 70The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe New York TimesLawrence Van GelderRichly atmospheric and suspenseful.
- 60Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternEntertaining when it's really lurid, and Gerard Depardieu is something to behold as the proprietor of a broken-down hotel. He's a spectacular ruin in his own right.
- 60VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyDespite a name cast, with Dillon playing an insurance crook, pic is holed by a plot-heavy script that's unsatisfying at a character level and plays like a cut-down version of a much longer, more ambitious saga.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe film has plenty of shortcomings, but it's fun to see Caan back in action.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghDillon makes an assured directing debut, neither indulging in unnecessary stylistic flourishes nor allowing scenes to run too long, a tendency in actors-turned-director.
- 50Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonMusters gobs of atmosphere and touristy menace without attending much to story or character.
- 40L.A. WeeklyJohn PowersL.A. WeeklyJohn PowersDillon doesn't yet possess the directorial chops to give his story the necessary snap; the action too often feels poky and muffled. But he does have a strong sense of place, and the movie's almost worth seeing just for Jim Denault's exquisite cinematography.
- 30Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThe story, a half-baked one about treachery and greed, meanders to an unsatisfactory ending with a punch line that, well, doesn't punch very hard.