this was brutal to watch. Remembering those horrific events from the tv in 2008, i was terrified. This brought it back. Hats off to the director!
This movie portrays the actual image of terrorism. It's one of the few movies I've seen that tries to address the problem without trying to blame certain religions or ethnicities.
Honestly, most Westerners probably won't know what this film is about from the title alone. Sadly, we are mostly uneducated about the relationship between India and Pakistan (even though we caused it). At the very least, this film provides an impetus to discover more about the history of this region and what has caused these events. The film itself is thrilling enough for one watch and provides enough drama to keep the viewer engaged. Both Patel and Kher provide great performances. Well worth a watch, but make sure and google these events afterwords.
Very well done. The events are horrifying and this movie helps the viewer get a sense, however small in comparison to actual event, of how harrowing being stuck in there for hours on end must have been. That realization that police were not coming must have been defeating and I’m amazed so many had the courage to try to flee. Fight, flight or freeze. I think I would have froze.
There is probably nothing wrong with this piece, but it completely failed to grab my attention.
Great film. Terrifying events that seem very realistic in film. Based on true events makes the film intense.
I'm speechless! This was so well made.
great movie. however, it's good if movie maker put some movie disclaimer not to blame Muslim because there's only some extremist who doing that terror. peace.
DISCLAIMER: I did not see this movie in its original language(English), but in a dubbed version(Italian). I may have missed some nuances.
I was quite little when the events this movie is based on happened. Furthermore, the news coverage was very low, so I went into this movie knowing very little about the actual fact and the lives it took.
The movie is very thrilling and riveting. It doesn’t waste a lot of time presenting the characters, it almost goes straight to the attack and the subsequent events. Also, for the most part, it doesn’t over dramatize. Every person on screen could be the next victim. There’s no
plot armor. No one is safe and that keeps the viewer glued to the screen.
Great job by the cast, especially Dev Patel. His character was so interesting and well portrayed. Isaacs was also convincing (between Hotel Mumbai and The death of Stalin I’m starting to think he likes to play Russians). Well done to Kher as well, really charismatic as the head chef (which is a real person, as I’ve learned later).
The cinematography is excellent. Throughout the movie, the tension is palpable. When Sally was hiding with the baby is probably one of the tensest scenes I’ve ever seen. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Great job
In conclusion, whether you know the events or not, I would recommend Hotel Mumbai to about anyone.
8/10
God bless the hotel staff of the Palace Hotel. A tragic tale but one with hope thanks to the bravery of those who protected their guests. A solid telling of events, and a stirring one at that.
The theme and characters were good, there were some very random moments, where things just happened, but I guess it's normal...
And the plot itself, and taking into account that it was based on real events, there's not much to say...
It ends well, which is rare....
But I can't imagine myself in a situation like that...
True story of an extremely tense episode, but which had a very bureaucratic approach, without bringing anything new to the genre, it could have been much more dynamic and interesting.
Hotel Mumbai is a great action thriller movie. Based on true events from November 2008, this movie tells the story of the terrorist attacks on Mumbai, India. The focus of this movie is on the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel and the terror events that occurred there.
This movie has graphic and brutal violence. So it is not for kids or teens. There's also some bad language, about 20 bad words. This movie is for adults only.
Hotel Mumbai doesn't pull any punches. The terrorists are shown as cold, uncaring murderers, who are determined to carry out their mission. The police are shown as inept, unprepared, and indecisive rescuers. The media and TV news networks are shown as thoughtless and uncaring, inadvertently helping the terrorists by telling them exactly when the police are coming in. This movie was shocking in multiple ways, kind of a real-life horror situation. I recommend this movie for adults who can stomach the graphic violence.
Solid 7.4. Horrifying account of true events. Well acted, palpable sense of dread developed throughout.
Although I've rated this movie an 8, this is one of the saddest and gruesomest movies I've ever seen in my life. What makes it even worse, it was a true story. Maybe if it were an action movie, I would have given it a 10
Guesstimate: 8
0.25 = partly successful/0.5 = nailed it
-Character: 0.5
-Soundtrack: 0
-Pacing: 0.5
-Resourcefulness: 0.25
-Consistency: 0.5
-Concept: 0.5
-Dialogue: 0.25
-Production: 0.5
-Cinematography: 0.25
-Story: 0.5
-Theme: 0.25
-Rewatchability: 0.5
-Predictability: 0.5
-Effort: 0.5
-Editing: 0
-Tone: 0.5
-Immersion: 0.5
-Convenience: 0.5
-Lasting impression/Emotional impact: 0.25
-Like/Enjoy: 0.5
0.5= if it's more than the guesstimate, the number is rounded down, and vice versa
Final score:
8 + 8 = 16 (8*)
good one. I like everything about this movie
10 people....., TEN, relatively lightly armed (with pistols, AK-47's, a few grenades, and several improvised, plastique IED's, ALL of which fit in their common day-tripper backpacks) teenage and slightly older males, with only three months of intensive brainwashing, er, "training", at the hands of "some people" with a grudge against their more prosperous neighbors, many of the SAME religious belief system, was all it took to bring Mumbai, a city of almost 21 MILLION souls, to a complete standstill, and, almost to its knees.
Something indeed to ponder these days, as the "open border' devotees decry ANY control of who is allowed to enter a country.
Trained, handled, and remotely egged on via cell phone from neighboring Pakistan, these 10 nondescript persons, calmly hijacked a fishing trawler, killed the crew, forced the captain to smuggle them to Mumbai, then after slitting his throat, took dingy's ashore, then hailed five taxis in teams of two, and dispersed to their targets, leaving bombs behind in the hired cars, set to detonate an hour later.
They calmly approached a popular Bar, a Woman's Hospital, a hotel, and the train station, smiling and perusing the tourist merchandise, before they calmly removed their packs, tossed grenades into the premises for maximum initial shock, then methodically and indiscriminately opened fire on anyone still alive, or trying to escape the carnage.
This had the desired effect of instilling absolute panic, and, the crowd predictably herded toward the nearest place of perceived refuge, the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, which, due to it being THE place where the rich, and well connected tended to stay when in Mumbai, had good security, and would normally have been difficult for "locals"to simply stroll into for a look around. But upon seeing the dire straits, and panic of the crowd, management threw open the doors to provide much needed refuge....., and unfortunately, easy access for the terrorists, who had blended in with the crowd.
Once inside, they resumed their demonic task, randomly opening fire, racking up as large a body count as they could, them going from floor to floor, room to room, looking for "high value" hostages, setting fires, giving no quarter to to any perceived shared ethnicity or belief's while their handlers gleefully listened in via speaker phone, and watching the carnage on live news channels.
It is at times gut wrenching to watch, both the coldness by which the killers carried out their tasks, the heartlessness of their Pakistani handlers as they instruct them to shoot women and children in the head and to keep their phones on so they can hear their pleas, as their brains explode from their skulls, all the while exhorting the perpetrators that, "they will be in heaven soon", and that "god" is well pleased with them".
This would be horrific enough as a fictional work, but, sadly, it is indeed based on true events, but, as a result, some of the prominent characters are "composites" of different people, and incidents are compressed and combined for cinematic effect. This IMO was necessary, as the true stories of courage and bravery amongst both the Staff and hotel guests were IMO compelling enough in their own right.
One must also never forget that there were other terrorist teams unleashed that night, an, while the movie doesn't cover all of them in depth, it DOES, lend some time to the train station attack, and subsequent hijacking of a police van, in which THREE prominent police officials were gunned down and killed, which, MAY have contributed to the chaos and lack of coordination on the part of the Mumbai police, as well as their overall lack of equipment (bolt action rifles,revolvers, and one or two Glocks) and training.
But, as unprepared as they were to face multiple attacks in different locations, at the same time, there WERE those who showed GREAT courage, running TOWARD the danger, even though they were outgunned and over-matched. At one point, two policeman, seeing that the terrorists were about to breech a hiding place with 100 or more guests inside, ask each other how many bullets each has left, and, although the answer was TWELVE between them, the confronted the killers, and though wounded, prevented the deaths of those hidden behind the locked doors.
Overall, the cast did a fine job, with kudos, to Dev Patel for his understated performance, proving one doesn't have to have to look like an action hero with bulging muscles to display true courage and fortitude. Also Anupam Kher, portraying ACTUAL Taj Mahal Palace Head Chef Hermant Oberoi, who, it appears, could certainly teach Gordon Ramsay, a thing or two about staff treatment, and haute cuisine.
Well worth the watch, but then, look up a documentary on the attacks (there are several) and then, as Paul Harvey used to intone, "you'll know the REST of the story"....
The action of this movie is great and it manages to make the audience really feel the horror those people lived. However, I think it falls in some cliche when it comes to character building, stereotypes are all over the place and all the prejudices and xenophobia are poorly addressed when it tries to do so.
7/10
This is only a 6-people terrorist attack, it's already heartbreaking and devastating. Just imagine how it's gonna be like for a full-scale war. The politics, the organized religions and ideologies are being used to divide people, plunge resources and enrich the riches. But at the same time, death and destructions to the soldiers, normal families, normal people, and the love & dreams of millions.
"Your behaviour is disgraceful."
- Go fuck yourself. Walk away.:face_with_hand_over_mouth:
There's too many VIPs inside, So we will wait for them to be murdered then we will send you Special Forces from another city. PERFECT!
The best one I've watched this year so far. They did pretty well for a movie based in true events.
intensive movie, that is for sure. it's on of those movies that are based on true story, but are actually good.
Incredibly impactful film.
8/10
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I have not cried for years... I have never cried for any movie in my life. This movie changed that. My God, what an
aweful series of events... the movie is
really good, but you will be very sad...