The Royal Hotel
Neon | Release Date: October 6, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
77
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 35 Critic Reviews
Positive:
28
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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60
The Irish TimesTara BradyNov 3, 2023
The sustained twitchy energy of the script amplifies the jangling nerves of Hanna’s fight-or-flight dilemma. But Liv’s weak-mindedness can feel implausible and the grandstanding denouement feels jarring and unearned. Read full review
60
Little White LiesMark AschNov 2, 2023
After the self-contained and simmering Assistant this feels like Green’s attempt to make similar material more accessible. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawNov 2, 2023
There’s a lot to admire in the performances from Garner, Henwick, Yovich and Weaving. Read full review
60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeSep 15, 2023
The hoary sub-genre that is “attractive American tourists find something nefarious on their travels” is given a vigorous polish in thoughtful thriller The Royal Hotel, a film light on exploitation and heavy on interrogation. Read full review
58
ColliderIsabella SoaresSep 19, 2023
Given that the two leads in this project don't seem to have a clear driving force to their actions, this feminist thriller does more to show the challenges that women face than to create fully developed characters. Although the film does end with a bang, these missteps leading up to the resolution make the final scene bittersweet. Read full review
50
LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenNov 9, 2023
The two main characters in The Royal Hotel—young women abroad who take bartending jobs at a run-down resort in the Australian outback after they’ve run out of traveling funds—make so many ill-advised choices that you begin to wonder if director Kitty Green, who wrote the film with Oscar Redding, is conducting some sort of feminist litmus test. Read full review
50
ObserverRex ReedOct 10, 2023
Written and directed with muscle and grit by Kitty Green, The Royal Hotel is loaded with grim ambiance, and there is even some suspense, mainly while the viewer waits to see if anything will ever happen. Read full review
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