Fresh
The Motel gives the lie to all those mainstream teen sex comedies starring happy, horny gwailos .
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
The Motel
Out of Place in the Middle of Nowhere.
2005 · 1h 15m · Not Rated
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Michael Kang
Overview
Thirteen-year-old Ernest Chin lives and works at a sleazy hourly-rate motel on a strip of desolate suburban bi-way. Misunderstood by his family and blindly careening into puberty, Ernest befriends Sam Kim, a self-destructive yet charismatic Korean man who has checked in. Sam teaches the fatherless boy all the rites of manhood.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Perhaps The Motel meanders a bit too much -- hard to do in a 76-minute film -- but it is an engaging little movie.
G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
It's a modest triumph of unflattering realism, proving yet again that a camera, a few good actors, the right material and a sensitive director are all you need to illuminate any particular aspect of humanity.
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Fresh
There is honesty and integrity in the filmmaking and the performances, which make The Motel among the best character studies of the year.
Bob Longino, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fresh
A well-worn coming-of-age tale enlivened by pungent detail and a sharp visual sense.
Sam Adams, Los Angeles Times
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