The Night Clerk (2020) review

The Night Clerk is a quite new movie that I discovered during my research for my article and video-clip on the newly added movies and TV shows to Netflix last week. You can check the article and clip right here. As I looked around, I discovered this movie which can be streamed on Netflix in the USA, and I decided to actually check it out. So, here I am, ready to share my thoughts on The Night Clerk.

The story of The Night Clerk

The Night Clerk tells us the story of a boy with Aspergers. He is struggling but continuously learning more about how to interact with people. One of his methods for learning is by spying on people visiting the hotel through cameras he has placed in the rooms.

One evening a woman checks into the hotel, and after checking in, she goes to her room. Our night clerk spies on her to find out what's going on, only to discover that a man comes to the room and soon, goes about to kill the woman.

What's happening after this? A police investigation is opened, and our boy with Aspergers is turning into one of the main suspects in the case.

Who is playing in The Night Clerk?

Tye Sheridan plays the role of the night clerk with Aspergers. You might recognize him from his roles in several X-Men movies (including the most recent named Dark Phoenix), and also from Ready Player One. I have got to say, he is doing a very good role in acting like a person with Aspergers, so big credit to him for the role.

Helen Hunt plays the role of his mother. We don't see her very often in the movie, and I didn't care much about her role.

John Leguizamo plays the role of the lead investigator on the case. He is doing a nice role, and this is a person with a long history, and you might recognize his voice from several Ice Age movies, and from movies dating back to as old as 1990 (Die Hard 2).

Ana de Armas is the mysterious lady who for some reason looks beautiful and catches an interest for the night clerk. She had a relative with Aspergers, and this seems to bring the two of them together. You might know her and recognize her from the recent blockbuster movie named Knives Out.

Is The Night Clerk worth watching?

I didn't have big expectations for the movie, but I did look forward to watching The Night Clerk. As the movie came to an end, I sat with a feeling that it could have been way better, but it could also have been much worse.

I had hoped that Bart Bromley (the night clerk) would have been smarter, more intelligent etc... Of course, he has Aspergers, but often, these are super smart in many areas. Of course, he is, considering the camera equipment and more, but somehow, he could have been even more impressing (in a Sherlock Holmes kind of way).

The rest of the actors were fairly average.

My score for The Night Clerk

5/10

That seems to be a quite average score for this movie. It currently has a 5.2/10 score on IMDb, and it has a 34% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Have you seen the movie? I would love to hear your thoughts!

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