“Bad Times At The El Royale” (*1/2 out of four) was an aptly titled fiasco about seven strangers (Jeff Bridges, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, and others) who all converge at a rundown Las Vegas motel where their secrets unfold over one dark and rainy night into collective consequences that could lead them all to Hell. Heavy on style but everything else about it is heavy also and it grows increasingly weird and off-putting and goes on forever at two-hours plus. Inspired/ripped-off from works of The Coen Bros. and David Lynch and also James Mangold’s “Identity.” Despite the impressive cast, only Johnson makes an impression.

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