Wow! Such a good movie.

All that we are seeing on the screen is happening with real people, real action sequences in the background, forcing the eye to watch as if we were there.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

A drunk checks into a room. At first he is irrational and silly. But eventually he wants to get some sleep. As Melies has done numerous times, this is not going to happen. Pictures come alive, he is attacked by a hat tree, his boots walk up the wall. Whenever he tries to sleep, the bed comes alive. He begins to defend himself and it only gets worse. This is a common plot line. It allowed Melies to put a human being in a totally frustrating setting. Entertaining.

A man in a drunken state has a nightmarish time at an inn, where clothing and furniture comes to life, and mayhem ensues. Melies uses his typical tricks to very effectively communicate the surreal state of the drunken mind, and the progression of the plot from a simple beginning to a crazy end is well managed. Predictability is the curse of comedy however and you can see everything that happens here from a mile away. It's wonderful to see Melies use his tricks to reflect an internal mental state, though in terms of tricks, visuals and plot, this one doesn't compare to his best work. At 5 minutes though, it is not too long, and a decent watch for Melies fans.

"L'auberge du bon repos" or "The Inn Where No Man Rests", which is actually the exact opposite of the French title, is a black-and-white silent short film by film pioneer Georges Méliès from 112 years ago. At 5 minutes, it runs longer than most of his other, especially early, works. The most fascinating thing about it is probably how many different genres Méliès included in here: drama, comedy, fantasy, horror... And of course, with all the trick effects, it is once again a magic show by the French master. However, the core genre here is obviously comedy, but i cannot say I found all the mayhem in here really funny. It's an okay watch once, but there is nothing too memorable about it in my opinion and I have seen many better films from Méliès. Decent watch for all who love the French filmmaker, but everybody else can do without it.

This Georges Méliès short movie features some amusing and creative special effects. The story is not meant to be the emphasis, but what there is of a story is rather amusing as well. The film uses the setting in an inn to create a good variety of camera tricks using a lot of the available props and characters.The story starts with a rather cantankerous traveler arriving in an inn, and goes on to show his travails in (as the film was titled in English) "The Inn Where No Man Rests". Almost all of the camera effects come off quite well, and there is a particularly good one with a coat-rack. Aside from a couple of places where deterioration to the film has apparently harmed the effect, it all works well.The story is similar to a fair number of Méliès features, especially "Le Diable Noir" (or "The Black Imp") from 1905. This one works well, and should not disappoint anyone who enjoys his style in this kind of feature.