I was looking forward to this as perhaps the first good narrative of the festival (not counting The Pee-Wee Herman Show as to me that felt more like a documentary). Alas, it just doesn't quite get there. The story centers around the Yankee Peddler Inn, an old establishment on its last weekend before being closed down. The owner has bailed for Barbados, leaving just two employees to care for the place and its few final guests. Claire (Sara Paxton) and Luke (Pat Healy) occupy their time trying to find the ghost who haunts the place, while interacting with each other and the customers.
The problem revolve around a lack of strong central plot. They bring up some things - like the knowledge that there are three ghosts instead of just one - but then don't take them anywhere. And they leave you scratching your head as to the truth - something that may be fine in some films but not one billed as a comedy (not that it's very comedic). I think they just weren't sure what type of film to make, and so made a lot of pieces of different ones that just don't fit right.
The Innkeepers
2011, 100 minutes, directed by Ti West
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