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Los Angeles Times
Perhaps in an effort to root the film in the genre, the dialogue reaches for a particular hard-boiled register but grasps only clichs.
El Cortez, like so many before it, searches for that nugget in the genre mine but just doesn't find it. Full Review
Anita Gates
The New York Times
The script, by Chris Haddock, leaves numerous questions unanswered. It also reflects the character depth and conversational complexity of a 14-year-old's first effort at fiction. Full Review
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide
Director Stephen Purvis and writer Chris Haddock never rise above the material's inherent pulpiness, but they keep the twists coming until the very end. Full Review
Michael Ordona
Los Angeles Times
Perhaps in an effort to root the film in the genre, the dialogue reaches for a particular hard-boiled register but grasps only clichés.
El Cortez, like so many before it, searches for that nugget in the genre mine but just doesn't find it. Full Review
Michael Rechtshaffen
The Hollywood Reporter
Sharing its title with a historic Reno hotel that's seen better days (or maybe not), El Cortez is a clumsy lump of ponderous pulp fiction with "Cooler" aspirations. Full Review
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