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DramaMysteryThriller

The Motel Life

- They will do anything to find the truth

A pair of working-class brothers flee their Reno Motel after getting involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident.

Release Date : 2013-11-08

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Polsky Films

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Emile Hirsch

Character Name : Frank

Original Name : Emile Hirsch

Gender : Male

Stephen Dorff

Character Name : Jerry Lee

Original Name : Stephen Dorff

Gender : Male

Dakota Fanning

Character Name : Annie James

Original Name : Dakota Fanning

Gender : Female

Kris Kristofferson

Character Name : Earl Hurley

Original Name : Kris Kristofferson

Gender : Male

Joshua Leonard

Character Name : Tommy

Original Name : Joshua Leonard

Gender : Male

Noah Harpster

Character Name : Al Casey

Original Name : Noah Harpster

Gender : Male

Garrett Backstrom

Character Name : Young Jerry Lee

Original Name : Garrett Backstrom

Gender : Male

Andrew Lee

Character Name : Young Frank

Original Name : Andrew Lee

Gender : Male

Nancy Youngblut

Character Name : Mom

Original Name : Nancy Youngblut

Gender : Female

Jenica Bergere

Character Name : Polly Flynn

Original Name : Jenica Bergere

Gender : Female

Oren Skoog

Character Name : Barry Hurley

Original Name : Oren Skoog

Gender : Male

Hayes MacArthur

Character Name : Officer Cook

Original Name : Hayes MacArthur

Gender : Male

Scott MacArthur

Character Name : Officer Mori

Original Name : Scott MacArthur

Gender : Male

Reviews

R

Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

**The story of two orphan and strongly bonded brothers.** I have been set eye on this for some time, but only now I been able to see it. It was not as good as I expected, but an okay film. The story of two brothers who were orphaned at very young age and since then they have never been parted as they promised to their mother. Now grown up to adult, one of them commits an accident and decides to run away with it. When the law makes the progress on the case that leads to them, what's now and how they fight it was focused in the rest. Very ordinary screenplay. Feels like a bit realistic, but there's nothing much happening at all. Thanks to those additional animations which actually lifted the film a bit. I loved those sequences over the real film. So this for the first directional film for the Polsky brothers and they were okay. I liked the cast of the brothers. apart from them there's no one that impressive. The romance was very weak, though only the ending was high. I don't know the novel, it was based on, but the film lacked some good scenes or the events. Not just one or two, but in many parts the film should have been better. They should have altered the storyline from the original source. Especially the fate of amputated brother was too intentional as story wanted to end other way around. It was all the sudden and ruined the rhythm. The film is not good for everyone's viewing, so I suggest you be a careful if you want to try it. _5/10_