Even Movies About Hotel Handymen Don't Do Too Well
Long-time readers of HotelChatter know that silly reality shows and TV sitcoms about hotels and their employees never seem to do well. A few examples? Welcome to the Parker and Do Not Disturb.. Oh and there's more.
Things don't seem to fare too well on the big-screen either. In Adam Sandler's latest movie, Bedtime Stories, he plays Skeeter, a hotel handyman in a hotel owned by the Nottingham family (which mildly resembles the Hilton family.) The film centers around the bedtime stories that Skeeter tells his niece and nephew and the discovery that whatever the kids suggest for the storylines ends up happening in real life the next day. Film.com explains:
It rains gumballs in his story, it rains gumballs in his life. The catch is that it only applies to the story elements suggested by the kids; his own wishes remain unfulfilled.
This sounds an awful lot like Click for kids.
Anyways, Skeeter's biggest wish in life is to become the manager of the new Nottingham hotel even though he's just a handyman with no managerial experience. His biggest enemy is the hotel's current arrogant manager, played by Guy Pearce.
We won't tell you how the story ends but we're not sure you even want to go see this movie. It's been repeatedly panned by movie critics, getting a D+ from Film.com and harsh words from the NY Times:
Almost everyone leaves blood on the floor, but “Bedtime Stories” refuses to be juiced; soured by its enervated star and uninspired writing, the movie offers only tiny moments of joy, like a hailstorm of gumballs that’s unexpectedly magical.
Um...yeah. We'd rather just take up the Four Seasons Chicago's new Bedtime Stories Butler than go see this movie.
[Photo via NY Times]
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