Felt compelled to leave a review after watching this last night and seeing how many people left poor reviews. All i knew going into it was that it was filmed in Australia and i'm a fan of JG so would watch it regardless of much else.

Enjoyed this from start to finish. For some, movies are about what they make you feel and think. If you enjoy character studies about people, place, time or circumstances then this might be up your alley. It's not a happy movie nor a true horror which is probably how many have been left disappointed. Indie drama/thriller would better describe it.

It's bleak and scary for the fact that human nature is often something to fear more than anything pretend. I had that sick feeling of unease through throughout (which is something i really appreciate from such movies).

I would watch it again however my partner (male) watching with me was waiting for something bigger to happen and felt the end was anti climatic - 2 different views.

The Royal Hotel finds director/co-writer Kitty Green stranding Julia Garner in another incredibly hostile workplace rife with misogyny and taking it to terrifying new heights. It's an engrossing film that's uneasy from its early moments and it only gets worse until the eventual breaking point and a really strong ending.

Julia Garner is fantastic, she has to spend the majority of the film in a cautious state, never feeling truly safe even in the few lighter moments. All of this is exacerbated by Jessica Henwick constantly under playing the risks, increasing the tension massively when she's unaware just how bad everything is getting.

Kitty Green's direction is great, there's more music in this compared to The Assistant but it once again mostly relies on diegetic audio to make everything feel more real in the most uncomfortable ways. Being in a more open space this time also allows it to be a bit more cinematic and make the vast Australian outback feel claustrophobic.

I read the description of this movie expecting either a drama or a crime movie, but I got neither. What I did get to see was a portrait of an Australian pub. Period. Sometimes a bit rowdy as in any pub. And that's it. What the what?

The bad: this story is going nowhere. 2 female pub employees serve beer and ocassionally hang out with some of the pub visitors. Wanna watch that for 90 minutes long? I got bored.

There is a final to this story that does not make sense at all, making me further question the capabilities of the writer of this script.

Kinda tedious. Kinda lame. Nothing much happens except some common pub rowdiness. And that is suppose to be the basis of an entire movie?

Not any good then? Jennifer Garner is a great actress. SHE was THE reason I started watching this movie, but her performance cant cover up the simple fact that this story is void of any drama or thrill. What a dud.