Four Rooms

By special request, NBM brings you Quentin Tarantino's most underrated film. I, on the other hand love Four Rooms. It is comprised of Four different segments which are all tied together with a bellhop named Ted (Tim Roth) on his first day of work. Each segment is directed by a different person and two of the four happen to be Robert Rodriguez and Tarantino. The other two are really not important. I mean, when one thinks of this film, the two that stand out are "The Misbehavers", and "The Man from Hollywood." So Ted is basically having the worst first day of any career ever. He starts out as cheeky as possible kissing ass, and doing his job at 110%. Then after the first couple rooms, he just stops caring. The first room is a coven of witches and that story is cool because of the nudity, but it doesn't last long and then it is over. The second room is a pissed off Italian who sticks a gun in Ted's face with certain accusations that Ted is able to weasel out of. This is all filler that leads to the 3rd and 4th rooms. The 3rd room, aptly named after what Antonio Banderas (The Father) is constantly telling his kids. "Don't ... Misbehave!!" This is the room that puts him over the edge. He is given very specific, threatening instructions by the Father to basically babysit his children. Then everything goes wrong and lets just say that the young boy smokes, they watch porn, a dead hooker is found in the mattress and a hypodermic needled from God knows where ends up in the flesh of Ted. Hilarious and very bad for our rookie bellhop. Then we get to the final room where Ted's night from Hell may pay off if he plays his cards right. Bruce Willis, and Tarantino show up on screen in this room. They have made a very serious wager that involves a lighter, $1500, and a man's pinkie finger. This is where Ted, an unbiased third party, can make his day all worth it. It may be the best ending possible, or the best ending of any movie ever. As A-Bomb stated tonight, the visual with Ted and the Meat cleaver, along with his lack of hesitation is among the best visuals ever. It is a fun movie to watch, and is very much re-watchable. And remember, any time you may be having a bad day, and someone asks you, "What's the problem?", be sure to reply with, "I have PROBLEMS!! Plural!!

NBM rates Four Rooms - Phenomenal