Hotel Artemis

The hotel is a hideaway/med clinic for criminals, with a staff of two: The Nurse (Jodie Foster) and her assistant Everest (Dave Bautista). On a day when people are rioting in L.A. because the private company that controls the water supply has cut them off, a group of criminals converge on the hotel. A bank robber (Sterling K. Brown) and his screw-up brother. An assassin (Sofia Boutella). A shithead gun-runner (Charlie Day). And the head of the local mob (Jeff Goldbloom) and his daddy issues kid (Zachary Quinto). Things go to hell, as you'd expect.

I really enjoyed this. The cast of character is kept small, so they can bounce off each other in different ways and reveal different facets, but not let the movie get too unwieldy. And they're interesting characters. Everybody has a particular style. You can like or hate them for different reasons. I don't quite get this excitement people have over Jeff Goldbloom, but the man plays an arrogant shit who's not as deep as he thinks very well. Charlie Day's character is an arrogant shit too, but in a different, more shrill and insecure way. Sterling Brown's character has this strong sense of responsibility, which he hates, but can't abandon. Plus he has that calm, collected confidence that I find very cool.  Boutella's has the confidence and calm, the professional attitude, but less attachment, or so we think. 

Jodie Foster is this odd mix of unflappable and yet extremely flappable. As long as she can kept things operating within the rules, she's not fazed by anything. An angry son and his dozen goons can be threatening her and she's gives zero shits. Once she has to step outside those boundaries, she's really nervous, needs reassurance. Maybe that's most people, but she plays it well.

The strong sense of place, of how the Hotel Artemis works, makes it a fun setting. Plus the mixture of the outdated furnishings and the hi-tech medical equipment makes for a nice contrast.