The film "Four Rooms" was created in the comedy genre. Its unusualness is that during the film four episodes are shown that take place in different rooms of the hotel. But all of them are united by one common character - the receptionist named Ted.
In the film "Four Rooms", the majority of actors are already well known to viewers from other films. Therefore, increased interest in this comedy project was back in 1995, when it first appeared on the screens.
The plot of the film
The action takes place in individual rooms of the hotel on New Year's Eve. The corridor Ted, who was temporarily hired to replace another employee, did not even suspect the impending adventures. First, he gets into a luxury room, where the witches decided to arrange a coven. To carry out their ritual, they lacked a single component. To get him, Eve - one of the participants in such an unusual "bachelorette party" - had to seduce Ted and spend the night of love with him. In this episode of the movie "Four Rooms", the actors showed their talent to the maximum to create a mythical picture of a witch's gathering.
The room at number 409 boasted no less intriguing events. Although the porter was not going to go there, he was summoned to the 404th and ordered ice, but by the will of fate he got to the 409th room and was in the center of attention. The guests, whom the couple was, took the bellboy for a male escort and, accordingly, wanted to get very unambiguous services from him.
As soon as Ted managed to escape from this room, he fell into a new unusual situation. A gangster from Mexico wanted to celebrate the holiday together with his wife, and leave the children in the care of the porter, of course, not for free. Having settled on the sum of five hundred dollars, Ted did not yet know what to expect from two cute children. The latter decided to use the corridor in full, as a result of which a lot of unexpected situations are played out.
The last episode takes place in a penthouse where a popular filmmaker stayed with friends. It is they who offer Ted for a large sum of money to become a participant in a cruel bet, as a result of which one of the heroes loses his finger. And the receptionist after everything that happened calmly takes away the reward put to him.
Cast
In the Four Rooms project, actors are involved in four different episodes on which different directors worked. So the episode "The Missing Ingredient" was shot by Ellison Anders. Here one of the witches was played by Madonna, due to which the rating of the film increased even more. The second situation, entitled “The Wrong Man,” was shot by Alexander Rockwell, who drew Jennifer Beals and David Failure to shoot in his novel.
In the episode "Calm Breakers" of the Four Rooms movie, actors, including Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Lana McKissack and others, perfectly reflected the atmosphere in the gangster family and their characters. And in the events taking place in the penthouse, Quentin Tarantino himself took part in the filming, who played the director Chester Rush. The famous Bruce Willis, who played the role of Leo, also showed his acting skills here.
Entertaining facts
- It is interesting that in 1995 this film was shown to Russians under a completely different name - “Strange Brew”.
- The car, which was played in the episode "The Man from Hollywood, " is the Chevrolet Malibu. Such a car was once in the garage of Quentin Tarantino, and during the filming of one of the director’s masterpieces, it was stolen.
- The actors of the film “Four Rooms” were selected for completely different reasons. For example, the role of a corpse for an episode with children of a Mexican gangster was taken by Robert Rodriguez's sister, Patricia Vonnay.
Critic Reviews
The film was discussed by a huge number of critics, and among the reviews there are both positive and negative. Most negative opinions relate to the episode in which witches met in the bridal suite. Many believe that in this part of the Four Rooms tape, the actors and roles do not match. In addition, the director's job let us down. As a result, the situation with the witches did not cause laughter, but only surprise.
The other three short stories are much more interesting: they fully reveal the vivid characters and the ideas of the creators. The best impression was made by the episode with a reflection of light madness, staged by Quentin Tarantino. Here he is not only the author, but also the lead actor, which only adds pathos.
Viewers reviews
Judging by the numerous reviews of viewers, the film is still popular. So, many people like sparkling humor and satire, which is replete with the film. Also, according to the public, the film "Four Rooms", the actors and roles in which are well distributed, can be reviewed many times and laugh to tears at funny situations.
Fans of this movie describe it as a film with its own charm and its own style. An important role in this was played by the fact that all four episodes were shot by four different directors who have completely different views on cinema in general.