
On June 21, 2028, a riot breaks out in Los Angeles over the affordability and availability of water after it is privatized. Taking advantage of the distraction, a four-man crew of brothers Sherman and Lev and miscreants Buke and P-22 rob a bank. Unable to break into the vault, they steal from hostages at the bank, realizing that they were mainly staff of the wealthy sent to deposit valuables into the vault. Lev takes a male hostage's fancy pen despite being warned by the man ... (Full plot summary below)
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On June 21, 2028, a riot breaks out in Los Angeles over the affordability and availability of water after it is privatized. Taking advantage of the distraction, a four-man crew of brothers Sherman and Lev and miscreants Buke and P-22 rob a bank. Unable to break into the vault, they steal from hostages at the bank, realizing that they were mainly staff of the wealthy sent to deposit valuables into the vault. Lev takes a male hostage's fancy pen despite being warned by the man not to. During their escape, an encounter with the police leaves P-22 dead and Buke and Lev critically wounded. They make their way to the nearby Hotel Artemis, a hotel/hospital that only treats criminals, run by Jean "the Nurse" Thomas. The Hotel only treats members who are paid-up in advance, so Sherman and Lev are allowed in while Buke as a non-member is kicked out by Everest, the Nurse's assistant. At the Hotel are two other guests. Code names for all guests are assigned based on the suite they are occupying. Sherman is code-named Waikiki, and Lev is code-named Honolulu. The other guests are code-named Acapulco, and Nice. The Nurse gets word from criminal Crosby Franklin that his father Orian "The Wolf King" Franklin, is en route and in need of immediate medical attention. Meanwhile, Waikiki catches up with Nice, who has moved on to work internationally while Waikiki has remained Stateside. When he reveals the pen his brother stole during the robbery, Nice explains that the pen is a mobile safe, and unlocks it to show it contains precious diamonds, saying they belong to the Wolf King, and reminding Waikiki that the Wolf King kills anybody who steals from him. To make matters worse, a wounded police officer named Morgan arrives outside begging for medical attention from Thomas..
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| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleAs a first-time director, Pearce manages something difficult. He creates a tone that acknowledges absurdity, but also consequences. He finds an edge that’s extreme, that’s weird, that’s satirical and that goes right to the edge of farce, and yet the movie is at all points as involving as an intense drama. |
| Big Apple ReviewsHarvey S. KartenEpisodes do not congeal into a good story. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordFoster's Mrs. Thomas...is a compassionate soul within a brittle and battered shell and the actress's stripping away of her character's protective artifice is moving and unexpected within Pearce's genre trappings. |
| Film Comment MagazineMichael SragowPearce's debut as a writer-director is not merely a lemon. It's a lemon mélange pie of contemporary action, futuristic 'world-building,' and high and low cultural references. |
| VarietyPeter DebrugeIt boasts snappy dialogue, memorable characters, and a gorgeously designed central location but doesn’t quite know what to do with any of the above. |
| Tribune News ServiceRick Bentley[Jodie] Foster transforms herself, from her world-weary face to a way of shuffling when she walks... This is one of the Oscar-winner's best and most memorable performances. |
| ScreenAnarchyJ HurtadoHotel Artemis makes for an intriguing addition to the mid-budget action oeuvre. |
| Lainey GossipSarah MarrsMore than a John Wick knock-off, but not quite justifying itself, either. |
| JoBlo's Movie EmporiumChris Bumbraythis ninety-minute potboiler isn't going to change the world, but as a B-grade pulp thriller, it pushes all the right buttons |
| Arkansas Democrat-GazettePiers MarchantIt does have some surprisingly well-drawn characters, with the nearly always fabulous Foster presenting a more indelible portrait. For the rock 'em/sock 'em summer season, that can actually be enough. |