The elegance of the high production setup of Masquerade Hotel is enough to invite you in into this comic investigative thriller that is part funny, part serious as a team of police officers arrive at a plush, 5-star hotel to solve a case where a serial killer is supposed to execute his final killing. Although the film goes haywire and overlong in the second and third acts, I really enjoyed watching the lead actors play it out, and even more so as the film knowingly highlights the purity of the hotel management scene which is a delightful subject in itself. When things unfold finally, you feel a certain longing for the hotel, if you have ever enjoyed a stay at a 5-star. That's the impact Masquerade Hotel has. TN.
(Watched and reviewed at its India premiere at the 3rd Japanese Film Festival in Mumbai.)
(Watched and reviewed at its India premiere at the 3rd Japanese Film Festival in Mumbai.)