Four Rooms
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Four Rooms [Tarantino, Rodriguez, Anders, Rockwell]
Starring: Quentin Tarantino, Antonia Banderas, Madonna, Tim Roth, David Provall
Released: 1995

**1/2
Four Rooms is a project that is a compilation of four different stories by four different directors compiled into one.
The most notable directors are Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. I went into the movie with mixed feelings, hearing 
not so good things from other critics about the movie. I must say overall though I enjoyed it, though only because of the 
last two segments provied by QT and Rodiriguez.  

Tim Roth acts as the binding character between all of the stories, being the bellhop of the hotel. Tim Roth is one of my 
favorite actors, appearing in such masterpieces as Pulp Fiction, and Reservoir Dogs.  It is his first day on the job, and
coincedentally it is New years Eve. Imagine the situations that may arise on such an eventful night. The first two stories
are completley horrendous though. The first is "The Missing Ingredient" directed by Alison Anders.  The segment showcases
Madonna and a collobaration of other witches that need a secret ingredient to reverse a spell that has been going on for
several years.  They are witches. Witches. Anyhow, the story has no chemistry and is saved by the charismatic Tim Roth.

The second story, "The Wrong Room", catches Roth at gunpoint with a crazed man. The man is involved in a voodoo style
sexual fantasy to see if his wife really loves him. This is by far the worst part of the film, and the movie seems 
completley irreconcilable.  

Then comes the third segment by Robert Rodriguez, "The Misbehavers". Banderas appoints Roth to babysit his two children while 
they go out for New Years Eve. The children cause Roth almost to have a nervous breakdown in a series of hilarious events. 
I won't divulge any more secrets, leaving you some reason to see the film. 

Tarantino's part is interesting, but almost annoying.  It is titled "The Man From Hollywood". Tarantino is indeed the
"Man From Hollywood".  His combination of pop culture is no suprise, and is as always fairly amusing. 

It was a tough decision to reccomend the movie or not, but I figured most people would crack a laugh or two. Just make
sure you have a fast foward button for the first two segments, or make sure you have a large bottle of Crystal next to you.

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