Hotel Reserve
Published June 10, 2024
Film info
- Title Hotel Reserve
- Directors Lance Comfort, Mutz Greenbaum, Victor Hanbury
- Year 1944
- Run time 1hr 29m
- Genre Thriller
- Tagline Let them be happy while they can
A hunt for a spy, in a hotel in the South of France just before World War Two.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:56 | “Why not be sentimental on our honeymoon?” |
| 6:17 | Discussing politics and fishing, I think both of them have had terrible mornings! |
| 12:22 | “Photography seems to be an expensive hobby.” Still is! |
| 16:07 | Lizards aren’t stupid. |
| 21:42 | My modern sensibilities are concerned about the data protection on them giving out all this info on the other guests. |
| 33:57 | Ye olde cameras are so sensitive! |
| 47:55 | “You may trust me implicitly.” In a spy movie, I think not. |
| 50:34 | I’m loving Mary. |
| 1:01:54 | Do they have hurricanes on the Med? |
| 1:08:59 | “You’re lucky to be able to pay so much for your pleasures.” |
| 1:14:15 | Yay, they are Thelma and Louising it. |
| 1:23:15 | “Lots of money, that’s all anyone wants.” |
Thoughts
I knew nothing about this film going in, but picked it at random from the iPlayer’s collection of old movies. I don’t really understand why it ended up with three directors as it doesn’t seem all that complex, but it was entertaining enough. It’s a classy spy mystery, and whilst it’s not all that suspenseful and the plot is vanishingly thin, the cast do an incredible job with what they’ve got and kept me watching to the end.
Rating: 3 / 5