The Innkeepers (2011 film)
The Innkeepers (2011), AKA The Ghost of Madeline O'Malley
Summary
"Some guests never check out." During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel's haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay.
Details
- Release Date: 2011
- Country/Language: US, English
- Genres/Technical: Horror (Gothic horror), Thriller
- Setting: Modern Connecticut USA
- Runtime: 1 hr 41 min
- Starring: Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis
- Director: Ti West
- Writer: Ti West
- Producer/Production Co: Dark Sky Films, Glass Eye Pix
- View Trailer: (link])
- TVTropes: (link)
- IMDB Page: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: R (Violence, Adult Content, Profanity)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- S____ (One Tentacle: Debateably Lovecraftian; has almost no direct connection to Lovecraft's work)
Not very Lovecraftian, though it is set in approximately "Lovecraft Country", the American Gothic themes aren't too far out of place, and the basic premise might provide some variations on "The Haunting (aka The Haunted House) (Scenario)".
Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.
Reviews
Review Links:
- Richard Scheib, (link) - "(4/5) This first half of The Innkeepers is a slow accumulation of mood..... The Innkeepers is, like The Innocents (1961 film), for once a ghost story where everything rests in ambiguities and a refusal to say whether things exist outside the characters' imaginations – something that is never even fully resolved by the ending."
- Andy Kaiser at Andy's Film Blog, (link) - "(2.5/5) Of all the films I've seen, I'm not sure I've seen one that does so many things right, which gel so poorly and feel as clunky as this one.... Drawn out suspense, limited blood and gore... almost bafflingly, adds up to very little. The haunted house story is exceedingly scant, and even with the commendable things West attempts here, he can never bring it above the level of mediocrity...."
- Noel Vera at Critic After Dark, (link) - "[Director Ti] West is something unique in this day and age...: he's a storyteller. What's more, he's a patient storyteller, one unafraid to bide his time and allow atmosphere and setting... to seep into the bones... Ti West is... a decidedly classical new talent, content with collecting hoary old conventions and re-creating them with passion and energy. He does the old stuff straight, and in such a way that in this age of ironic posturing and cynical smirks his conviction feels downright refreshing...."
Synopsis (SPOILERS)
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During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel's haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
Associated Mythos Elements
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