Is it Worth It? Double Feature Hotel Artemis/Hereditary

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 Is Hotel Artemis worth seeing in the theater? I would say yes. Now this movie isn't amazing or anything but it was a solid movie with an interesting sci-fi setting. Everyone gave good performances which was surprising for me considering I'm not much of a Jodi Foster fan. The story is fairly basic so don't go in expecting too much and you should enjoy it. This movie features some graphic kills and lots of swearing so leave the kids at home for this one. Not really much else to say, it wasn't great, it wasn't bad, it's worth seeing once.

Is it worth paying to see Hereditary in the theater? I would have to say no. Hereditary is somehow a train wreck and boring at the same time. The performances are mediocre to very bad (the son's crying had us laughing out loud at some points), the plot is predictable and boring, the run time could have easily been 90 minutes but it was inflated to 127 minutes for no good reason. Characters make idiotic decisions constantly, there are no scares or thrills. If you are looking for a scary movie this is not for you. The people saying this movie is too scary to watch again must not get out much, and the people saying it is a slow burn masterpiece must think Ken Burns documentaries are action movies. Let's just put it this way, if this movie is a slow burn then it must have went out half-way through. There are a couple of funny moments( not sure if intentional or not) and a lot of the mother's story comes off as funny even though she is supposed to be devastated. The only reaction this movie got from the people in our theater was laughter. Don't waste your money or time going to the theater for this one, if you really want to see it wait for the Redbox or digital release.