rating:
(out of
4 stars)United States; 1995
Directed by Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez & Quentin Tarantino; produced by Lawrence Bender; written by Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino
Starring Tim Roth, Antonio Banderas, Alicia Witt, Marisa Tomei, Kathy Griffin, Salma Hayek, Lili Taylor, Madonna, Valeria Golino, Sammi Davis, Bruce Willis, Quentin Tarantino
Below you will find a temporary review for this film. The real (better, more complete) review will be online very soon.
'Four Rooms' is a movie about a hotel bellhop named Ted (Tim Roth) who is
working on new year's eve. He has to visit four rooms in the hotel. Every
visit is written and directed by another director. There is one good thing
and that is the fact that every segment is better than the one before that,
although the last two are both pretty good.
The first segment is called "The Missing Ingredient" and is written and
directed by Allison Anders. In this first room a couple of witches want to
undo a certain spell. They need sperm and Ted can give it to them. Four of
the witches are played by Madonna, Valeria Golino, Alicia Witt and Lili
Taylor. You understand how stupid this must be. It is not funny and it
doesn't make any sense.
The second segment, written and directed by Alexandre Rockwell, is called
"The Wrong Man". Some drunken party people let Ted walk into the wrong room.
A girl Margaret (Marisa Tomei) is gagged and a man with a gun threatens him.
He has to do certain things before he is allowed to leave. This one is a
little better, has some comedy moments and was less boring than the first
segment.
Writer and director from 'El Mariachi' brings us the third segment called
"The Misbehavers". This one was actually pretty funny. Antonia Banderas and
his wife leave their two children in the hotel room and Ted has to take care
of them. Things do not go as planned. Especially the performances from the
two kids were amazing. The ending from this one is also pretty good, when
Banderas and his drunken wife return. Of course I will not reveal it.
The last segment is from Quentin Tarantino, one year after his great 'Pulp
Fiction'. This segment is called "The Man from Hollywood", and I think it is
the best from the four, but there is a good chance that the last five
minutes make me think that. Ted arrives in the penthouse where a rich guy
named Chester (Tarantino himself) has a strange bet with his friend Norman
(Paul Calderon). If Norman wins he will get Chester's car, if Chester wins
Norman will lose his little finger. They need Ted to do that. Bruce Willis
as Leo is also in the room and the gagged girl from the second segment is
also present.
This last one has a great ending and was not boring before that and that is
why I think it is the best, but like I said, the Rodriguez segment comes
close. As a complete movie it doesn't really work. The four things are very
different, and a quality change is not something a viewer hopes for. Tim
Roth, who can do anything, is nice as the bellhop although he can get a
little annoying. Like I said, the kids were great in the third segment, and
so was Banderas. The actresses in the first segment are not good, but since
that part was not good anyway you hardly notice. Marisa Tomei is always nice
and in both segments she does not disappoint us.