Freddie owns a failing old hotel. To attract new business he spreads the rumor that there's pirate treasure hidden somewhere in the building.

Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for movies where grown men trip over furniture for sixty minutes straight. If you hate "lie-based" plots where one small fib turns into a giant disaster, this will probably give you a headache. Freddie owns this hotel that looks like it’s made of thin cardbo...


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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for movies where grown men trip over furniture for sixty minutes straight. If you hate "lie-based" plots where one small fib turns into a giant disaster, this will probably give you a headache. Freddie owns this hotel that looks like it’s made of thin cardboard and desperation. It’s failing, obviously, because no one stays there. So he does what any logical person would do and starts a rumor about buried pirate treasure. The first th..."
Philip Bartholomae, John Meehan, Hutcheson Boyd, Arthur Ripley, Ewart Adamson
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