TeenzTen
An action-packed slog
Dynamixor
The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
Quiet Muffin
This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.
Minahzur Rahman
I remember seeing this all the time since I owned this movie on video. It was okay at first, but when you see it repeatedly, the movie becomes pretty ordinary. It's something you will probably not watch again unless it's on television or something. It is entertaining for a large part, so that shouldn't spoil your fun. The ending looked like it had potential for a sequel or something, but that didn't happen eventually. I thought this movie was kind of popular back then, but it looks like it's not due to the number of reviews on here.
dannybalboa76
Dunston checks in is a funny, entertaining family flick with plenty of laughs. Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) plays 5 star hotel manager Robert Grant along with his two sons Kyle and Brian (Eric Lloyd and Graham Sack) who like to get into mischief around the hotel. Faye Dunaway (Chinatown) plays the snob of a hotel owner Mrs. Dubrow, and her hate for young children. Everything seems well until the beloved Orangutan Dunston checks in, along with his snobbish owner Lord Rutledge (Rupert Everett). Soon things get a little out of hand and all hell breaks loose through a comedic way that will have you in stitches.The acting was quite surprising especially from young Eric Lloyd after the smash family hit "The Santa Clause". Faye Dunaway surprises again with another well player role as well as Rupert Everett's well played role as the bad guy in the film. One thing a personal loved about this film was seeing Paul Reubens (Pee- wee's Big Adventure) play an extremely funny and stupid exterminator. I also loved Glenn Shadix role as Lionel Spalding who seems to always get hurt, from either someone slapping him or just falling over, and the conclusion of Lionel Spalding. I also couldn't stop laughing, where Dunston breaks into a hotel room owned by Mrs. Dellacroce and goes through all her clothes and drinks her perfume. Many will like this film for the comedy or you have a family with young children. If you like Jason Alexander or Faye Dunaway or you just love Orangutans or all three and enjoy comedies this is a film you will sure love. be warned Jason Alexander does sneak the words "Holy S***" although is used in a comedic way. A great family classic, Dunston checks in, is a great one for kids, If there into monkeys they will love it, and is one for the whole family to enjoy.
morrison-dylan-fan
Searching round on Amazon UK for a good,live-action family film to watch during the holiday season,I was surprise to discover a family movie from the mid 90's,that starred Faye Dunaway and Jason "George from Seinfeld" Alexander!.Which led to me deciding,that for this season,I would go and cheek in with Dunston.The plot:Being told by the owner of The Majestic hotel,that he has to make sure the quality at the hotel is absolutely perfect,due to the hotel epecting an impestctor to secretly pay them a visit,and hopefully give them a 6th star.Taking hotel owner Mrs Dubrow's words to heart,hotel manager Robert Grant begins to solely focus on making the hotel's upcoming ball the best that it has ever heldAs Robert begins to focus less on the current hotel guest,and more on arranging the ball,Grant's son Kyle,begins to suspect that one of the suitcases recently brought in by a new guest (called Lord Rustledge) actually contains something "secret",that will cause The Majestic Hotel a huge amount of trouble.View on the film:Whilst the screenplay by John Hopkins and Bruce Graham does rely on typical clichés, (such as having Rupert Everett play an English,upper class twit) and also some pretty big plot holes. (where did the diamonds go?) The writer's smartly use the film's brisk 88 minute running time to smoothly cover most of the flaws,by having most of the film shown from Kyle's (played by a good Eric Lloyd) point of view,that helps it to go from a wonderfully slap-stick diamond heist adventure,into being a little bit more dramatic,as Kyle attempts to save his new friend from being hurt.Backed by delightful supporting performances from a boo-hiss Faye Dunaway and a bumbling,but well meaning Jason Alexander,director Ken Kwapis (who has since gone on to direct some brilliant episodes of the US Office) smartly makes Sam's (who sadly died of a heart attack in 2010) performance as Dunston the centre of the movie.For being his debut,Sam gives a wonderful performance that most humans can only dream of!,which goes from some genuinely hilarious moments,as Dunston is forced to do Lord Rustledge bidding,to giving the movie a huge dollop of charm in the scenes showing the growing friendship between Dunston and Kyle,which leads to this being a terrific legacy,that Sam should be proud to have left behind.
senor_small
i thought this movie was fair, even though many people did not enjoy this movie too much. i love the scene with Jason alexander, and paul reubens as la farge and glenn shadix having this silly conversation together. i thought it was so silly, when Eric Lloyd had a pet monkey.
