Bono.
Front man for U2. Poet. Activist. And now, possibly, screenwriter? Look out, Hollywood, this Irish lad can write!
| Title: The Million Dollar Hotel (2000) Director: Wim Wenders Writer: Bono Studio: Icon Entertainment International IMDb Plot: Tragi-comic, romantic whodunnit set in a run down hotel that plays host to mentally ill people too poor to afford medical insurance. Joe Says: A well-written, entertaining murder mystery that should have killed a larger audience. Truly, a Wim Wenders film for the MTV Generation |
Million Dollar Hotel is funny, tragic and all together imaginative bringing out overlooked performances by an incredible cast: Jeremy Davies, Milla Jovovich, Amanda Plummer, Gloria Stuart, Bud Cort, Julian Sands and Tim Roth, as well as Mel Gibson and with Jimmy Smits as this crazy Native artist named Geronimo.
The story, half murder mystery and half crazy love story, takes place in L.A.’s Million Dollar Hotel, a haven for America’s healthcare dropouts where the loonies and depraved congregate side-by-side for $5 a night. Gibson plays a straight-laced FBI agent on the trail of his boss’ murdered son, Izzy (Roth), whose last residence was the Hotel. Upon his arrival, Gibson discovers two things: Izzy might just have committed suicide and that Gibson is as much of a freak as everybody else. Of course, is probably Bono’s way of asking, “Who is normal anyway?”
The catchy music, provided by Bono, Brian Eno, and Hal Willner, brings a Modern Rock edge to the film that helps Wenders’ usually-way-too-long cinematic passages to flow.
This movie had all the makings for a bigger hit than its meager cult status has allowed. The oddball but positive themes should have mainlined the pulse of modern America. This should have been Wim Wenders’ big hit for the MTV Generation. Alas, like all the refugees at the Hotel, this one too shall remain safely locked away.
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