Four Rooms (1995)

I've loved Four Rooms ever since I saw it. It's an excellent episode film, where each episode is weirder than the other. Even though there are four different directors for each part, they go along perfectly even though styles differ from each other. Also all have certain really weird kind of cheesy elements that go well with the weird stories, like really bad special effects and transitions between scenes or weirdly dramatic musical sound effects... If there's something I don't exactly like about this is that there's some overlap between the second and third segment. If it was done flawlessly, I'd be completely ready to accept it, but I have hard time trying to place the second segment The Wrong Man inside the third segment The Misbehavers.Still, Four Rooms is a hilarious comedy. It's over the top, but that doesn't matter, it goes well with the short stories.

Four Rooms is an anthology film of sorts, segmented into four episodes, two of which are pretty inspired as they just happened to be helmed by Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. The other two outings… well, let's just say they kind of bring the whole film down. As solid as Robert and Quentin's efforts are, they're two quarters of a whole that needs to be engaging all the time to work as a cohesive package, and sadly that's not the case. These four tales all take place in one hectic and seedy L.A. hotel, in various rooms that showcase a host of troubled weirdos just trying to get through the night. This quartet of nocturnal misadventures is tied together by one central character, Ted The Bellhop (a peppy Tim Roth). In the first, which is also the weakest, a goofy coven of witches carry out some asinine ritual. This is a well casted bit as we see the likes of Madonna, Ioan Skye, Valeria Golino, Lilli Taylor and Alicia Witt, but the tone comes off as grade school level shenanigans and there's many a cringe to be had. The second is an oddly placed noirish bit that finds Ted caught between an unhinged gun wielding whacko (If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times, David Proval is criminally underrated) and his femme fatale wife (Jennifer Beals). This one isn't as awful as the first, yet feels a little off putting and claustrophobic. The third sees Robert Rodriguez step up to bat with 'The Misbehavers' a riotous black comedy concerning an upper class couple (Antonio Banderas and Tamlyn Tomita) who leave Ted in charge of their troublemaker kids for the night as they go out dancing. Anything can and does go wrong here, as the youngsters get into all kinds of mischief including finding a half decomposed hooker (Patricia Vonne) stuffed in a mattress. Rodriguez shows comedic flair in fits and starts in the pulpy action side of his oeuvre, but here he's purely having fun and the result is a sleazy hoot of a good time. The fourth and best is by Tarantino, and as such is mostly talking. But what talking it is; Ted stumbles into the penthouse suite which is home to a strung out Hollywood film crew, and they've decided to place a dangerous bet that involves bodily dismemberment. Quentin is usually a fairly awful actor, but he's not bad here as the motor mouthed ringleader of this insane posse, while Paul Calderon, Marisa Tomei and a very stressed out Bruce Willis chime in as well. This segment is pure gold, with an abrupt, trademark Tarantino payoff that leaves you chuckling darkly. All kinds of folks have cameos, so watch for the recently disgraced, supremely ugly Kathy Griffin, Lawrence Bender, Salma Hayek and others. There's always stronger and weaker entries in an anthology film, competition is par for the course. This one has quite the ups and downs though, and would have been far better off being just a Tarantino/Rodriguez double feature, but oh well.

1st room just painful to watch 2nd room again nothing interesting very bad 3rd room had some funny moments and 4th room is the only room you feel directors work , the ending shot was very good but that's it . the only thing that was really really good in the movie was the music and Tim Roths overacting if you like him you gonna enjoy it . everything else was just terrible especially first two rooms they just killed the movie and before you get into 3rd and 4th room you already want to quit........... this movie had sounds its gonna be fun and it had everything to be so but the result is complete opposite . Even Bruce Willis was not able to save this movie

Four Rooms is a terrific,hilarious and underrated Comedy that's filled with great direction,a brilliant performance from Tim Roth and a wonderful cast and amazing laughs. All of those elements make Four Rooms a memorable Comedy that is worth your time.Set in Los Angeles,Californa on New Years Eve Four Rooms tells the stories of Ted(Tim Roth),a new Hotel bellhop working at the fictional Hotel Mon Signor on New Years Eve on his first night on the job. While there Ted gets involved with four Comedic,different and interconnected tales with some weird and offbeat Hotel guests on a night Ted will never forget.Released in 1995,Four Rooms is a wonderful and hilarious Comedy that was directed at the time by independent film makers such as Allison Anders(Gas Food Lodging),Alexandre Rockwell(In The Soup),Robert Rodriguez(El Mariachi,Desperado)and last but certainly not least Quentin Tarantino(Pulp Fiction,Reservoir Dogs)doing four different tales with an all-star cast. However,despite the talented names involved Four Rooms was not a Box Office success and was panned by the critics which is very unfortunate because Four Rooms is a fantastic movie that is very overlooked and better than it's reputation but at the same time Four Rooms is a film that seems to have found a small Cult audience since it's 1995 release. Four Rooms is a great movie that is just hilarious and a fun blast from start to finish giving viewers an anthology film which is usually for the Horror genre but instead of an anthology Horror film we get an anthology Comedy done in a demented style that just never stops and is the kind of movie that is perfect to watch on New Years Eve. The Comedy and laughs in Four Rooms funny, hilarious and is done with a surreal and offbeat style that is wild and insane because when you watch Four Rooms you never know what's going to happen next with some situations being surprising which is why the movie works so well. The main character Ted is funny and memorable because most of the things that happen in the film are seen from his point of view and when things get bad we are rooting for to get out of it while laughing at the insanity that happens to him from the dangerous to the very weird. We as the viewer wonder will Ted lose his cool or just explode. Four Rooms should be used as a training video(or a warning)for anyone who wants to work at a Hotel. The first story "The Missing Ingredient" while amusing and filled with beautiful Actresses is the weakest of the four stories because there are a few nice moments the Humor is few and far between with no real payoff. Things are much better and fun in the second story with "The Wrong Man",a complete laugh fest where Ted(in a bad case of mistaken identity)is asked at gunpoint to play in a sex and hostage game with husband and wife Sigfried(David Proval)and Angela(Jennifer Beals). I think many would agree that the best segment(and my personal favorite)in the whole entire film is "The Misbehavers",an hilarious and laugh a minute tale that finds Ted being paid money to look after a husband(Antonio Bandaras)and wife's(Tamlyn Tomita) two children(Lana McKissack and Danny Verduzco). Imagined if Ted had to baby sit Bart and Lisa Simpson from The Simpsons and going through a hellish situation and you get that with The Misbevavers with scenes that are funny and unpredictable with a crazy energy that is insane,wild and will have you roaring with laughter. The last segment of the film is "The Man From Hollywood",a tale about a famous Hollywood director(Quentin Tarantino)who is having his own New Years Eve party and asks Ted to play in a bizarre game and bet. The Man From Hollywood in true Tarantino fashion is the most dialog filled of the four stories and like Tarantino's other movies the dialog is memorable and fun with a great conclusion. The ending of Four Rooms is amazing and Humorous with a twisted style and is a fitting ending that matches the rest of the film. A fantastic conclusion.The cast is great. Tim Roth is excellent and hilarious as Ted,The Bellhop,with Roth bringing an amazing and over the top comic energy to the film. Valeria Golino(Athena),Madonna(Elsepth),Ione Skye(Eva),Lili Taylor(Raven),Alicia Witt(Kiva),Sammi Davis(Jezebel),Amanda De Cadenet(Diana),Jennifer Beals(Angela),David Proval(Sigfried)Antonio Banderas(Man),Tamlyn Tomita(Wife),Lana McKissack(Sarah),Danny Verduzco(Juancho),Selma Hayek(TV Dancing Girl)Quentin Tarantino(Chester),Bruce Willis(Leo),Paul Caulderon(Norman),Marisa Tomei(Margaret),Kathy Griffin(Betty)and Marc Lawrence(Sam The Bellhop)give good performances as well.The direction by Ailson Anders,Alexander Rockwell,Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino is amazing and memorable with each director bringing a different style and pace to the film and always moving the camera. Great direction by all of them.The score by Combustible Edison is great,amusing and quirky matching the movie's tone perfectly. Nice score,Edison.In final word,if you love Comedies,Anthology films,Quentin Tarantino or Robert Rodriguez,I highly suggest you see Four Rooms,a terrific,hilarious and underrated Comedy that is worth your time. Highly Recommended, 9.5/10.