In the ranks of well-produced major or semi-major movies, this unredeemable mess may be the worst picture I've ever had the misfortune of suffering through! No story. No sympathetic characters. Wooden performances. Moronic premise.
John Turturro plays the title role with the enthusiasm of a chunk of mortar. Just lifelike enough for us to neither like, dislike, of care about him. We don't care that he works for a raving lunatic of a studio boss, we don't understand why he lives in a huge, seemingly empty hotel with walls sweating off their paper.
It is not explained why the bellhop comes up through a trapdoor behind the front desk, nor why the elevator operator is apparently near comatose.
Seemingly, the only other guest on Fink's floor is John Goodman, playing a manic version of Dan Conner, and doing a bad job of it; you don't believe him for a second.
Although it may have received a certain critical acclaim, do not inflict this turkey on yourself under any circumstances. This is not funny-bad, its REALLY bad! It has all the charm of a dirty toilet. Life is a God-given gift. It is surely sinful to waste two hours of it watching this absolute rotting garbage.
John Turturro plays the title role with the enthusiasm of a chunk of mortar. Just lifelike enough for us to neither like, dislike, of care about him. We don't care that he works for a raving lunatic of a studio boss, we don't understand why he lives in a huge, seemingly empty hotel with walls sweating off their paper.
It is not explained why the bellhop comes up through a trapdoor behind the front desk, nor why the elevator operator is apparently near comatose.
Seemingly, the only other guest on Fink's floor is John Goodman, playing a manic version of Dan Conner, and doing a bad job of it; you don't believe him for a second.
Although it may have received a certain critical acclaim, do not inflict this turkey on yourself under any circumstances. This is not funny-bad, its REALLY bad! It has all the charm of a dirty toilet. Life is a God-given gift. It is surely sinful to waste two hours of it watching this absolute rotting garbage.