Ruptured Review: Hotel Inferno

Country of origin- USA/Italy   
Year of release- 2013 
Director-  Giulio De Santi
Stars- Rayner Bourton, Jessica Carroll, Michael Howe


 

 

This film has the unique selling point of being ‘the first splatter movie in first person view’ which is honestly why I wanted to see the film. Never have I seen this type of cinematography used so well, and in such a fun way. I could recommend the film based on that aspect, and that aspect alone, but this film has much more to offer.

 

The film begins with are main character Frank Zimosa being driven to a hotel, where he is due to carry out a ‘job’ for his employer. As Frank arrives at the hotel he puts on a pair of glasses that have some kind of built in computer that allows him to talk to his employer, and allows his employer to see things as Frank sees them. After Frank puts the glasses on he gets a call from his employer Mr Jorge Mistandria. As Jorge begins to outline the details of Frank’s mission, we establish that Frank is a contract killer, who has spent some time as a solider and a mercenary and is being highly paid for this particular mission.

 

Frank finds out he must kill a couple staying at the hotel, who are apparently responsible for over 150 murders. But Frank is told he must kill them in a very specific way. He has to smash open their skulls, remove their brains and then rip out their guts. Frank is naturally curious as to why he has to kill them like this, but he seems to being paid enough not to question much. Eventually Frank sneaks into the couples room and finds much more then he bargained for. And as the job gets ever more out of hand Frank finds himself trapped in a living hell, filled with bloated and decaying killers baying for his blood.

 

To say I had an ass ton of fun with this one is a major understatement. This film promised a tsunami of blood, guts, gore and goo, and it definitely delivered! The effects are a brilliant mix of practical splatter and digital concealment. The first person view throughout the film made me feel really engendered with the carnage that was happening on screen, and made for some very tense moments. I would say the only thing that wasn’t particularly that good was a mixture of the voice acting, which was often unconvincing, and the pacing, which was usually good but at a couple of points slowed to a crawl. But overall this film was incredibly entertaining and I would highly recommend it, this one gets 7.5/10 from me, go and check it out.   

 

                       

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