Hotel Mumbai

Sky’s record of making their own films has been mixed, however Hotel Mumbai is a step up.

Based on the real life, horrific terror attacks in 2008 the film focuses on the siege at the Hotel Taj.

This is not an easy watch, but of course it’s not meant to be, as it attempts to capture not only the terror and tension, but also both sides of humanity, one with a complete disregard for life, while the other has a complete disregard for their safety to save the lives of others.

Dev Patel as always is hugely watchable in the lead role and provides our bridge between the local population and the opulence, wealth and of course terror at the Hotel Taj.

He’s well supported by Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi, Anupam Kher and Jason Issacs.

It’s a well told, if shocking story, which kept me invested from start to finish showing humanity at it’s very best and worst.