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Ti West<\/a> has become a prominent name in horror with X<\/a> and Pearl<\/a>, but the same eye for the offbeat and sinister in the seemingly mundane has always been there.<\/p>\n In 2011\u2019s The Innkeepers<\/strong>, West pushed the mundanity to its limit. To persevere with it largely depends on how relatable you find the shenanigans of its two increasingly bored hotel workers. Having been in a similar situation, I found it highly relatable.<\/p>\n It\u2019s almost time for the Yankee Peddlar Inn to shut up shop for good, and its two remaining staff members, Claire and Luke (Sara Paxton and Pat Healy), are dealing with the final dregs of custom that come their way while also trying to capture proof of the ghost that is supposed to roam the halls before it\u2019s too late. As the day of reckoning for the Yankee Peddlar Inn draws nearer, Claire and Luke\u2019s investigation grows more and more real and sinister.<\/p>\n The Innkeepers\u2019 pace is messy and repetitive, and it\u2019s easy to see how it could test someone\u2019s patience. After all, it\u2019s just two people dicking around and not actually finding much of genuine interest for the opening two-thirds of the movie. But for me, it\u2019s a better movie for its mundanity.<\/p>\n The Innkeepers suckered me in pretty early because, as I mentioned, I\u2019ve been in that job in that kind of situation (minus deadly ghosts, as far as I know). The long, dragging days in a place on the brink of being empty are my memories of working and living in a hotel.\u00a0<\/p>\n