Hotel Artemis ★★★

You’d be forgiven if you mistake this film for yet another Purge sequel—that one opens in July. These riot-torn, nihilistic near-future films all seem to blend together. But writer/director Drew Pearce (co-writer of Iron Man 3 and Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation) has landed a solid lineup of thespians for his dystopian vision of 2028 Los Angeles, which he and cinematographer Chung-hoon Chung (lenser of last year’s It) proudly shot on artfully lived-in soundstages courtesy of production designer Ramsey Avery (10 Cloverfield Lane). Two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster plays an agoraphobe known only as The Nurse, a quiet, no-nonsense shut-in who runs a secret, members-only hospital that caters to the criminal underworld, situated inside an armored upper floor of an old art deco hotel. OK, so Pearce obviously borrows a few pages from John Wick’s playbook, as well, including the requisite assassin (Sofia Boutella), the hot-headed son of a mobster (Zachary Quinto) and well-choreographed bouts of gun- and knife-play. Sure, it’s derivative, but any movie that gives Guardians of the Galaxy’s soulful muscleman Dave Bautista a chance to hold his own with Foster (while playing an orderly named Everest, no less) is original enough. It might aim low, but fans of B movies should enjoy catching this one on the big screen before it becomes a future staple of late-night cable. (At Assembly Row, Boston Common, Seaport, Somerville, South Bay and in the suburbs.)