Mekong Hotel 2012

Critics score:
67 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times: Compared with Weerasethakul's acclaimed features, it feels cobbled together and improvised, which for the most part it was. Read more

Mike D'Angelo, AV Club: It's not painful to endure or anything (in part because it's so short), but to borrow the title of one of last year's celebrated Cannes premieres: This is not a film. Read more

A.A. Dowd, AV Club: Even for a filmmaker who takes pride in scaling the fantastic down to everyday proportions, there's such a thing as going too slight. Read more

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: Weerasethakul's films have been hailed for their hypnotic mix of natural splendor and supernatural mythology, though this one is a bit lumpy by his standards. Read more

Neil Young, Hollywood Reporter: Miniature rumination on reincarnation and romance overstays its welcome even at 59 minutes. Read more

Peter Howell, Toronto Star: Apichatpong resists control and eschews close-ups, maintaining as always a Zen-like approach to his material. Read more

Maggie Lee, Variety: A 59-minute offshoot of a shelved film project, the pic plays like a bonus track to the Thai auteur's Palme d'Or winner, Uncle Boonmee. Read more