A gripping true story of humanity and heroism, HOTEL MUMBAI vividly recounts the 2008 siege of the famed Taj Hotel by a group of terrorists in Mumbai, India. Among the dedicated hotel staff is the renowned chef Hemant Oberoi (Anupam Kher) and a waiter (Academy Award-Nominee Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire) who choose to risk their lives to protect their guests. As the world watches on, a desperate couple (Armie Hammer, Call Me By Your Name and Nazanin Boniadi, "Homeland") is f... (Full plot summary below)
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A gripping true story of humanity and heroism, HOTEL MUMBAI vividly recounts the 2008 siege of the famed Taj Hotel by a group of terrorists in Mumbai, India. Among the dedicated hotel staff is the renowned chef Hemant Oberoi (Anupam Kher) and a waiter (Academy Award-Nominee Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire) who choose to risk their lives to protect their guests. As the world watches on, a desperate couple (Armie Hammer, Call Me By Your Name and Nazanin Boniadi, "Homeland") is forced to make unthinkable sacrifices to protect their newborn child.
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| ObserverRex ReedUnsparing in its depiction of violence and carnage, the movie meets an even greater challenge showing the myriad of ways people from every class, culture and creed found the courage and strength to unite and join forces in order to survive. |
| Film ThreatAndy HowellNo amount of words that can convey the sense of the film, because it is such a gut-punch of emotion. |
| Austin ChronicleDanielle WhiteThe finished product is two hours of fist-clenching action, suddenly violent and steadily horrifying. |
| Original-CinLiam LaceyThe craft of the re-enactment is more impressive than the script, which defaults to hackneyed dramatic moments, reminiscent of a generic disaster film, with its stock upstairs-downstairs tropes, young lovers, the cynic-turned-hero, and the dutiful subalterns showing courage above their pay grade. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperA chilling and valuable reminder of acts of madness, and acts of heroism, that should never be forgotten. |
| The GuardianKatie GohHotel Mumbai is an excellent, white-knuckle thriller – and an unlikely crowd-pleaser. |
| Screen InternationalSarah WardWriter/director Anthony Maras largely sticks to the dramatisation playbook, but does so in an effective, affecting and empathetic fashion. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreWhat Collee and Maras and their cast get across most clearly is the utter helplessness and hopelessness of the victims. Again, this isn’t “Die Hard.” |
| IndieWireDavid EhrlichWhat redeems Hotel Mumbai from morbid opportunism is that, in all but its slickest and most Hollywood moments, the thrills of Maras’ heart-wrenching re-enactment are never an end unto themselves. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Chandler LevackFilmmaker Anthony Maras has made a chilling thriller, using extreme violence and high-wire tension to impressive effect, but it lacks deeper characterization. |
