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Legendary filmmaker Wim Wenders returns to the screen with this loosely structured murder mystery. The Million Dollar Hotel unites Wender's obsession with cool music, lost souls, and American trash cu... read more read more...lture. Set in 2001, the film opens with Tom Tom (Jeremy Davies) taking a flying leap off the roof of the Million Dollar Hotel, an ironically titled dive in the seedy section of L.A. Told in an extended flashback, Tom Tom recounts the murder investigation of a down-and-out artist and son of a media mogul, Izzy Goldkiss (Tim Roth), who also fell off the hotel. FBI special agent Skinner (none other than Mel Gibson), sporting a neck brace, looks into the death only to discover that the building is teeming with weirdos and losers. There is Vivien (Amanda Plummer), who claims to be the fiancée of the rock star; Geronimo (Jimmy Smits), a huckster trying to make a buck by selling Izzy's abstract painting; Eloise (Milla Jovovich), a burned out prostitute with a passion for intellectual literature; and Dixie (Peter Stormare), who swears up and down that he is the fifth Beatle. As the film progresses, Skinner proves to be just as much of a freak as the hotel tenets -- he was born with a third arm that was surgically removed from his back. Just as in his Until the End of the World (1991), Wenders features a fantastic soundtrack including songs from Bono, Daniel Lanois, and Brian Eno. The Million Dollar Hotel opened the 2000 Berlin Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi

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R, 2 hr. 2 min.

Directed by: Wim Wenders

Release Date: February 25, 2000

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DVD Release Date: June 12, 2001

 

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  • theunknownhobo
    January 20, 2011
    theunknownhobo
    Not many people I have spoken to have seen this film but as a Jeremy Davies fan (whom I discovered a love for first in his portrayal of Charles Manson in Helter Skelter and then by accident as Topper in the darkly deviant black comedy Ravenous) I would have to say that it is one ... read moreof the most haunting and heartbreaking movies I have ever seen. Although Mel Gibson's presence seems a little odd, as you keep expecting him to pull out a gun and start shooting (as he does on one occasion) I felt his portrayal as a physically deformed polic officer investigating the suicide of a man in the hotel believable. With a perfect narrative from Davies and a strong, all be it odd, cast of characters behind him, this movie is one of my favorites and is one I am happy not many people have seen.
  • MizturY0da
    May 16, 2010
    MizturY0da
    The film version of a literary style known as Magical Realism

    It's a screwball tragedy, a term made up by someone else to describe this film. There are no others of this type. It's a love story without "They lived happily ever after"; it's a mystery (the essence of real) in a su... read morebtly surreal world. Not only is the story unique, but so are most of the characters, which seems to be a problem for some viewers. I don't want to paint this movie as too weird, but its differences are some of the best things about it.

    Cinematography is classic, sharp, lots of deep focus. Exteriors, interiors, non-traditional lighting, a dawn scene shot before the magic hour, it all looks great. I can't recall a scene with foreground in focus while background is out, or vice versa.

    U2 contributed a tune or two to the soundtrack, as they have for all Wim Wenders films since the 80s. The rest of the soundtrack is jazzy. It supports the film beautifully, and is available on CD.

    If you've liked any of Wim Wenders films, I think you'll love this one.
  • puffchunk
    May 16, 2008
    puffchunk
    Very off beat. It was fun, and even though I hate Jeremy Davies, the rest of the cast checked out.
  • harrycaul
    March 19, 2008
    harrycaul
    I can't think of very much to say about this film. The cast list reads like a who's-who of irritating actors: Amanda Plummer, Julian Sands, Bud Cort, etc. Mel Gibson looks very uncomfortable as a G-man investigating a suspicious death, and not just because he's wearing a neck bra... read morece and is supposed to have had spinal surgery. Jeremy Davies plays twitchy and annoying very well, but who wants to watch that? Wim Wenders creates some magical visuals but the central murder-mystery, which ought to drive the film, is completely underwhelming.
  • FanGirl
    March 25, 2007
    FanGirl
    Milla Jovovich and Mel Gibson in some weird back brace thingy. A quality independent film.
  • adarkmemento
    October 9, 2008
    adarkmemento
    I love this movie, but mainly because of it's unbelievably good beginning and end. The middle was a bit slow for me, but it's still worth seeing.
  • absolutnormal
    June 9, 2008
    absolutnormal
    I can not even give this movie a star it was so bad, could not even finish it. Had to be the worst Mel Gibson movie ever!
  • phatcat02000
    July 22, 2007
    phatcat02000
    Quite possibly the WORST movie I have ever seen!!! Even Mel Gibson, Peter Stormare & Jeremy Davies could not save this one!
  • JefferyHunt2
    June 7, 2007
    JefferyHunt2
    One of my favorite movie beginnings ever! (others are "Spirited Away and "Once Upon a Time in the West
  • FateVictim
    April 9, 2007
    FateVictim
    Couldn't even manage to watch the whole movie and frankly doubt I will ever try again, not even for the beautiful Milla Jovovich.

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Critic Reviews

Bob Graham
February 23, 2001
Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle

It is probably asking too much of this phantasmagoria that it make sense. Full Review

Geoff Pevere
February 9, 2001
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

If you're looking for a defining Wenders image, try starting with the gloomy angels in overcoats in Wings Of Desire. Full Review

Kevin Maynard
February 9, 2001
Kevin Maynard, Mr. Showbiz

An exercise in whimsy.

Owen Gleiberman
February 9, 2001
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

If any of these characters were half as resonant as Wenders appears to think they are, the film might have seemed charming instead of merely stranded. Full Review

David Stratton
February 7, 2001
David Stratton, Variety

Audiences partial to this rather rarefied material will find plenty to enjoy in the technically polished production, but those not on Wenders' wavelength will be seriously alienated. Full Review

Peter Travers
February 6, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

The script that Nicholas Klein has conjured from Bono's idea is a quicksand that sucks down a solid cast.

Charles Taylor
February 2, 2001
Charles Taylor, Salon.com

There's a vacancy in The Million Dollar Hotel, and it's between Wim Wenders' ears. Full Review

John Anderson
February 2, 2001
John Anderson, Newsday

Pretentious, indulgent, tiresome exercise in star-strutting and seediness. Full Review

Elvis Mitchell
February 2, 2001
Elvis Mitchell, New York Times

There may not be anyone else who is as capable of romanticizing bummed-out good taste as Mr. Wenders. Full Review

Jonathan Foreman
February 2, 2001
Jonathan Foreman, New York Post

Pretentious and trite in a way that you can get away with in a rock song or a music video, but that becomes almost unbearably irritating in a full-length feature.

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