Claire is adorably meek and geeky, so earnest about the task at hand, and Luke is older, jaded, and you’re unsure of his dedication (he can’t even be bothered to bring a camera), and actual motivations. The biggest part of why The Innkeepers works as well as it does is the characters. West’s film is the kind of horror that leaves most of the heavy lifting to your imagination, getting the absolute most out of a small budget, single setting, and limited resources.
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You’re likely to find yourself leaning further and further forward as the movie progresses, pulling you closer and closer. The sinister history of the place, the subtle, strange music, long slow takes, and more, combine to flawlessly set the stage. The suggestion at the beginning of the DVD is apt, as everything, especially the sound design, melds together to create an atmosphere fraught with tension and suspense. The Innkeepers is a steady, deliberate build, depending on one gradual, long-lasting chill rather than momentary jumps and easy frights.
Are these true signs of haunting, or are the paranoia and proclivities of Claire and Luke simply making them see things that aren’t there? As a selection of eerie guests cycle through the hotel, things start to get weird. Amateur ghost hunters, the two take turns at the desk, keeping an eye out for signs of wayward spirits, while the other sleeps in an unoccupied room upstairs. The building, long rumored to be haunted, has one more weekend left, few guests, and is staffed solely by Claire (Sara Paxton, Shark Night 3D) and Luke (Pat Healey, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Fort). The Yankee Peddler Inn is going out of business. Instead of wallowing in nerdiness and obscure minutiae, West crafts a simple, spooky, no-frills tale that both stands alone as an individual work, and plays into the overall tradition. The Innkeepers is not a self-aware genre tribute, like a Scream or, more recently, Cabin in the Woods. The Innkeepers operates in a similar manner, only this time West takes on the ghost story as his model. West’s previous film, House of the Devil, was a homage to babysitter-in-trouble subgenre of horror that was popular in bygone decades.
It makes you smile, immediately drawing you into what is a fun, well put together package, and it readies you for the nostalgic nature of the film you are about to see. This throwback to ’80s metal albums, prodding listeners to pump up the volume, does a few things right out of the gate. The screen just before the main menu features a message from producers of the disc, urging you to play it loud. In the aftermath, Frasier and Niles question their attempts to open a restaurant, as Martin gets a little 'I told you so' in by answering a phone call for the 'Happy Brothers Restaurant.Even before you get to the movie, the DVD for writer/director/editor Ti West’s The Innkeepers already sets itself apart in an entertaining way. Gil Chesterton appears with several restaurant critics of Seattle, but soon after, Niles is unable to prepare the eels, Roz's attempt to make cherries jubilee leaves her shell-shocked, and the sprinklers go off, right before the parking attendant crashes his car through a nearby wall. Martin cautions the two that it is a bad idea, but they ignore his 'advice.' On opening night, everything that can go wrong does: Frasier and Niles end up ticking off the chef, causing Frasier to recruit Niles, Daphne and Roz for kitchen duty. After looking at the state of the restaurant, the two brothers get the idea to purchase the place and revive it. Frasier and Niles, who have fond memories of being taken there as children, bring Martin and Daphne along. Frasier hears Gil Chesterton mention on his radio program that one of Seattle's oldest restaurants named Orcini's is closing.
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