7 SCONOSCIUTI A EL ROYALE

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7 SCONOSCIUTI A EL ROYALE Movie

2018

(7,1 out of 10)
Crimine (Thriller|Drammatico|Giallo)
2 h 22 min - 142 min
Directed by Drew Goddard

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	Jeff Bridges
	Cynthia Erivo
	Dakota Johnson
	Jon Hamm

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Nel 1969 il prete cattolico Daniel Flynn, la cantante Darlene Sweet, il venditore Laramie Seymour Sullivan e la hippie Emily Summerspring arrivano all'hotel El Royale, dove incontrano l'unico impiegato, Miles Miller. Dopo aver fatto il check-in nella suite per la luna di miele, Sullivan si rivela essere un agente dell'FBI, Dwight Broadbeck, inviato a rimuovere attrezzature di sorveglianza illegali di origine sconosciuta in una delle stanze. Scopre anche che, oltre ai dispositivi di ascolto della propria agenzia, la stanza ha più dispositivi, apparentemente introdotti da una fonte sconosciuta, di quelli messi a disposizione dall'FBI. Inoltre scopre un passaggio che conduce in un corridoio che si affaccia su specchi a due vie in ognuna delle stanze dell'hotel, oltre a una cinepresa da 16mm. <br>Broadbeck è testimone di un apparente rapimento in corso nella stanza di Emily. Il direttore dell'FBI J. Edgar Hoover gli ordina di non interferire con il rapimento e di sabotare i veicoli degli ospiti per evitare che qualcuno di loro fugga. Nel frattempo Flynn invita Darlene ad unirsi a lui per cena ma, mentre cerca di drogarla, viene colpito dalla donna con una bottiglia, perdendo i sensi. Miles trova Flynn e gli rivela il passaggio segreto, spiegando in seguito che "la direzione" gli ha ordinato di filmare gli ospiti e inviare loro i filmati. Tuttavia, ha scelto di trattenere una pellicola cinematografica particolarmente incriminante di una figura pubblica. <br>Contravvenendo agli ordini, l'agente Broadbeck tenta di salvare l'ostaggio di Emily, che si rivela essere la sorella minore, Rose. Emily apre il fuoco su Broadbeck, uccidendolo e ferendo accidentalmente Miles, che stava osservando la scena da dietro lo specchio. Darlene tenta di fuggire nella sua auto dopo aver assistito all'omicidio, ma arriva Flynn, che le rivela di essere un criminale di nome Donald O'Kelly. Imprigionato dopo una rapina fallita dieci anni prima e recentemente posto in libertà vigilata, è tornato a El Royale in abiti sacerdotali per recuperare i soldi che suo fratello Felix aveva nascosto lì prima di venire ucciso a tradimento dopo la rapina. O'Kelly non riesce però a ricordare quale camera abbia il denaro e aveva tentato di drogare Darlene solo per ispezionarne la camera. O'Kelly offre a Darlene la metà dei soldi in cambio del suo aiuto, e i due decidono dunque di collaborare. <br>Nella hall Emily e Rose, dopo aver scoperto il corridoio, interrogano Miles sull'operazione di sorveglianza. Si viene a sapere che Emily ha sottratto sua sorella dall'influenza di una setta guidata da Billy Lee, una figura sadica ma carismatica, responsabile di una serie di omicidi a Malibu. Rose tuttavia chiama Billy, indicandogli la loro posizione. Mentre O'Kelly e Darlene tentano di partire con i soldi recuperati, Lee e i suoi cultisti arrivano e li prendono in ostaggio insieme a Emily e Miles. Mentre terrorizza il gruppo (in particolare Miles appare molto turbato, tanto da chiedere ripetutamente perdono per i suoi crimini a quello che lui crede ancora padre Flynn), Lee scopre che la pellicola vale molto di più dei soldi. Successivamente organizza una roulette per decidere chi uccidere tra Emily e Miles, dando a Emily la scelta del colore. La ragazza perde e viene uccisa sotto gli occhi della sorella. <br>Prima che Lee concluda un altro giro di roulette con O'Kelly e Darlene, O'Kelly usa una breve interruzione di corrente a suo vantaggio, riuscendo ad attaccare Lee mentre la sala dell'hotel prende fuoco. Darlene, a terra e ancora ammanettata, chiede a Miles di raccogliere una pistola incustodita, ma questi le dice che non può più uccidere persone. Viene così rivelato il passato di Miles, un ex cecchino militare degli Stati Uniti che, in Vietnam, ha ucciso 123 persone, non riuscendo mai a ristabilirsi dal trauma psicologico subito. Darlene sembra ormai pronta a morire ma Miles si scuote e, raccolta la pistola, uccide facilmente Lee e gli altri suoi scagnozzi. Rose, sconvolta, pugnala Miles per poi essere abbattuta da O'Kelly. Prima di morire Miles chiede ancora a "padre Flynn" di essere assolto dai suoi peccati, cosa che, dopo un attimo di esitazione, O'Kelly fa, spinto da Darlene. <br>O'Kelly e Darlene recuperano i soldi mentre il film viene gettato tra le fiamme dalla cantante. I due riescono finalmente a fuggire dall'albergo. Il giorno dopo, Darlene è pronta ad esibirsi in uno spettacolo a Reno per una piccola folla. Prima di cantare riconosce tra il pubblico O'Kelly, che la saluta e la guarda con orgoglio.

The jukebox was playing late 1960s tunes on 78 RPM records. These would have been 45 RPM singles. <br>------------------------<br><br>There's a reference to staying at the Ritz-Carlton by Father Flynn. The Ritz-Carlton had only two properties in America at the time, both on the East Coast. It was not yet synonymous with staying at the luxury hotel. He would have been much more likely to say "The Hilton" <br>------------------------<br><br>Some of the cars clearly have modern replacement spark plug wires. <br>------------------------<br><br>The bugs are too small for 1969 technology. So is the telescoping magnet in the tool kit. The foam pad for the tools is a type not developed until the 80s. <br>------------------------<br><br>Several musical instruments, including a Jack Casady signature bass, a Jaco Pastorius tribute bass and a certain variant of Fender Telecaster used were not in production in 1969. Also, the Yamaha piano was generally not used then. <br>------------------------<br><br>During Darlene's recording session the photographer takes a picture of the producer watching through the glass. However, he uses a flash which would have cost of reflection on the glass of the window therefore ruining the shot. <br>------------------------<br><br>after Emily shoots Laramie and she hears moaning coming from behind the wall she walks over to the cracked mirror and then it switches from Myles viewpoint and she is literally leaning through the hole and says "Jesus (etc)", but later on when it shows the scene from Darlene's viewpoint after Emily shoots Laramie she walks over to the hole and says "Jesus (etc)" but she is standing at the hole and not leaning through it, oops... <br>------------------------<br><br>Miles mentions a guest brought a "feral wolf" into a room, but feral means a domesticated animal returned to the wild; or simply a wild untamed animal. The wolf he describes is definitely tame. <br>------------------------<br><br>Dok already knew which room he wanted - he was standing outside it when Darlene arrived. <br>------------------------<br><br>Laramie is shown going down a flight of stairs from the staff hall off reception to get to the camera gallery. But everything is at ground level, based on Laramie's view of reception & Emily's car as she arrives; and Darlene's view past that car to Emily's mirror. <br>------------------------<br><br>When Billy Lee is talking to Rose on the beach his shadow changes position from Rose's left to right depending on the perspective. <br>------------------------<br><br>Billy Lee steps out-of-frame past Emily, but as the shot reverses, he's still bending down beside her. <br>------------------------<br><br>Darlene parks with the car's right rear tire on a white line, and its front left 3 feet South of the last line. But when Dok notes that he's in Nevada, the car has moved North 4 feet, such that its front left tire is now over the last line. <br>------------------------<br><br>When Father Flynn and Darlene leave the front door of the El Royale at the end of the movie, you can see the sun rising through the doorway. But if the border line between California and Nevada goes directly down the center of the parking lot and hotel, with California to the left and Nevada to the right, they would be facing North and the rising sun wouldn't be visible. <br>------------------------<br><br>The bank robbery is done outside of Stockton, on a snowy day. The Stockton area averages zero inches of snow per year. <br>------------------------<br><br>Dock says the robbery took place near Stockton. There are no mountains that near the city. Also, snow is so extremely rare in central California. <br>------------------------<br><br>Stockton, California's elevation is 13 feet above sea level. Not only is snow almost impossible, there are no significant elevations within 40 miles of the city. The snow and the hills surrounding the city are incongruities. <br>------------------------<br><br>Any mental degradation or impairment in the elderly that was diagnosed in the 1960s would have been jumbled under the commonly understood designation of "senility" rather than Alzheimer's, especially when discussing the diagnosis with a patient.<br><br>Alzheimer's as a common diagnosis was still almost two decades away. <br>------------------------<br><br>The desk clerk states that no alcohol can be served on the Nevada side of the hotel.<br><br>Nevada has had 24/7 alcohol sales everywhere but Native American reservations since the late 1950s. That would include any place that allowed gambling or served prepared foods such as a sit-down restaurant. <br>------------------------<br><br>The presidential news conference seen on the lobby television places the action during late January of 1969. That was in the middle of a record winter for snowfall in the area where the hotel is said to be located, yet there is no snow on the ground. Lows that night in Reno were below freezing, yet it rains in the nearby mountains in the film. <br>------------------------<br><br>Removing a spark plug or coil wire would not make the starter spin slowly, as Darlene's car's does. <br>------------------------<br><br>Towards the end of the film, several different fires erupt in the lobby of the El Royale due to a scuffle between Father Daniel Flynn and his captor Billy Lee. Yet, Father Daniel and Darlene Sweet spend an inordinate amount of time inside the burning lobby rather than fleeing. The multiple fires in this lobby scene are extremely slow-burning and amazingly well-contained. Father Daniel and Darlene most likely would have had difficulty breathing due to smoke inhalation after being exposed to the indoor inferno for fewer than 5 minutes, yet they choose to remain in the lobby for 10 to 15 minutes. <br>------------------------<br><br>When we flashback to Father Flynn during the robbery, he grabs a handful of cash and stuck it in his bag. As he walks out of the rear of the armored truck and looks at the green truck, the doors are shut on the green pickup. After he argues with his co-conspirators. He backs up and looks at the green Chevy pickup, and this time the driver door is open. <br>------------------------<br><br>No explanation why one of the robbers shot the other, but then abandoned money. Or why Dok thought it would still be there. <br>------------------------<br><br>Sullivan is reciting an evening prayer on the telephone with his daughter. He is told the third line of the four line poem has been changed by the mother. He then recites the third line with a fourth line that rhymes with the third line, not one that rhymes with the original third line. <br>------------------------<br><br>The money Darlene & Emily set on the counter has clearly been packed together for a long time by the prop department, indicated by the sharp matching folds. <br>------------------------<br><br>Father Flynn uses the term "Holy Spirit." At the time, Catholic priests, especially ones the age of Flynn, would have said "Holy Ghost," as would anyone that age who had grown up Irish Catholic. Flynn, however is not really a priest and may not even be Catholic at all. <br>------------------------<br><br>Rose calls Billy Lee in the evening and he gets there a couple of hours later. But the cult is based in Malibu in the time of landlines. That's at least an eight hour drive, even on today's roads. <br>------------------------<br><br>Father Flynn at one point tells Darlene Sweet that he has Alzheimer's Disease. This terminology was not commonly used until the mid 1970-ies. He would most likely have used the term 'dementia' instead of Alzheimer's. Actually Father Flynn only ever describes his condition to people and never specifically gives it a name. It's the doctor who examines him in prison that asks whether there is a history of dementia or Alzheimer's in Flynn's family. <br>------------------------<br><br>No explanation how Billy and his disciples knew to wait outside Darlene's room, or knew that they would have any use for hostages. According to what Rose told him, they should simply have identified and visited Emily's room. <br>------------------------<br><br>