Blu-ray Review – New Rose Hotel

“New Rose Hotel” began life as a short story from author William Gibson, originally created for Omni Magazine in 1984. The tale tracked the experiences of two corporate espionage agents handling their latest case, and Gibson offered nine pages of drama and technology to follow. Nine pages. Co-writer/director Abel Ferrara attempts to find 90 minutes of movie in those nine pages, working with co-writer Chris Zois to embellish and amplify Gibson’s small idea. “New Rose Hotel” certainly plays like an adaptation nightmare, watching the production furiously taffy pull everything the author had to offer to keep going, while Ferrara often gives up on storytelling all together, adding scenes of arguing, improvisation, and sex to supply something for viewers to sit down with. The endeavor is an extraordinary test of patience, following Ferrara’s attempt to turn a study of corporate rule into cinematic jazz, and all the instruments are out of tune. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com