EssenceStory Well Deserved Praise

Mjeteconer Just perfect...

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Sanjeev Waters A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

oren_meiner Superb acting by Dafoe, Vinaite and prince. A deep bow for Baker for handling a deep truth of the lives of millions (and growing ...)of kids and their parents living the broken American dream , with no perspective nor much hope. Reading most of the critics below 3 stars people had handed this movie shows how deep the heads of most who live in America are Stuck in Sand. Sad .

cande56755 They should call the hotel Wal-Mart land be that's where I feel like I am while watching the movie.

werdnaoslek Yeah this movie could have been Oscar worthy if it weren't for that terribly executed, irredeemably bad ending. I get the premise of it but I refuse to believe that there couldn't have been a better way to do it. I was loving everything else up until the last 60 seconds, which was seriously one of the most unsatisfying endings to any film that came out in 2017. It's such a shame.

kosmasp First thing you have to know before watching this: This is not an easy movie. And it also has people in it, that you may not find likeable. You may even think badly about the kids involved at times (the "pranks" they do). But the movie itself is not judging. It almost feels like this is based on personal experience. As you can tell by me saying that, I did not read up on how the story came together, which is something I do to not get spoiled about what the movies are about, I'm about to watch and therefor can enjoy freely.Although enjoy may be a stretch use for some in regards to this movie. So while I was hesitant at first and had some issues with what was going on at the beginning, I more than appreciate the ways the movie challenged me. If that is not your thing, it's ok. The acting and the raw nature of the film (edit, cinematography, direction, script) are impecable