This Forgotten Dystopian Sci-Fi Movie Features An All-Star Cast

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Hotel Artemis (2018) is the film equivalent of an angler fish, dangling a pretty facade of intriguing storytelling in front of the jagged maw of action-packed disappointment. From first appearances, this dystopian crime thriller looks great, with its stylized retro-futuristic vibe, and fantastic art direction, but what audiences get is a fairly surface-level action thriller. This is made all the more disappointing by the presence of the film's star-studded cast, including the enigmatic Jodie Foster, Dave Barista, Sterling K Brown, and the weirdly non-Jeff-Goldblum Jeff Goldblum, who the film does not do justice to.

The film promises great things, and does have its great moments, but is let down by its often sloppy storytelling, and severe lack of character development and depth. The story takes place during a riot-torn Los Angeles in the not-too-distant future (2028), where corporations have privatized water. The audience is not given much more than this, other than a classic case of the people vs money hoarding business, who seem to be charged ridiculous prices for the necessary commodity of water. The film doesn't go into too much detail about this — whether there is a mass scale drought, or global warming is at play, are things never addressed, and audiences are left with the simple premise that for whatever reason, there are violent riots taking place across the city.

This Sci-Fi Series Blends The Genre With Quiet, Heartbreaking Drama

Audiences are first introduced to a troupe of bank robbers, led by the calm and collected Sterling K Brown (From The Predator) — we are never told his character's real name — and his less charismatic brother. In true action-film fashion not everything goes to plan and they are forced to