Monday, April 18, 2022

The Last Inn (2021)

After Laura crashes her car on an isolated road, she starts walking to find help and ends up at a large inn. The owner Mr. Lawst tells her there are no rooms. But when Mrs. Lawst appears, Emily begs to be allowed to stay and is given a room.

For an inn that is full, the only ones to appear at breakfast are a couple named Peter and Nicole, and a young man named Steven. Apparently the road to town is blocked and there is no cell services so they are stuck there until things are cleared.

The Lawsts stay in the farmhouse at night which means they leave their guests alone in this massive inn. One night Laura is frantically looking for Mrs. Lawst.   She wanders around shouting, “Mrs. Lawst?”  She shouts this seventeen times in forty two seconds. It was incredibly annoying. 

Strange things happen at the inn. The couple seems to be stalked by a strange doll that keeps showing up even after they get rid of it by varying methods.  Steven keeps taking photographs of Laura.  Laura has disturbing run ins with the mother of a young child, neither of which ever show up at breakfast.  Mr. Lawst seems to be chopping up bodies, but who they are and why he needs to dispose of them is not clear.

At one point things get very confusing when Laura says that after she had the accident, she “…just can’t remember things these last few months.”  Wait, have they been at the inn for months? No, they haven’t. It’s just confusing dialogue.

It’s hard to tell who they’re aiming at for viewers.  It has the feel of a Lifetime movie, with generic soap opera music. Yet at the same time, it seems like a kids movie, except there are a few scenes that might be too scary for children.  If the Lifetime channel and Full Moon made a movie, this would probably be it.


Ridiculous dialogue:

Laura - I’m a grown up. I’ve put it all behind me.
Steven - But you still don’t trust men.

Laura - But I can’t feel her pulse.
Steven - Maybe it’s one of overdose symptoms.

Steven - Some dolls have souls and if they’re from an unknown source, I don’t think we should mess with them. 
Laura - Mmm, I see
Steven - You can never be too careful
Laura - What would I do without you.

She can be wicked and likes to play pranks. But if you’re nice to her, she’ll treat you like family.

The tub with no faucets





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