‘The Motel Life’ explores brotherly love in a seedy, sad setting

LOS ANGELES, Nov 9:  “The Motel Life,” a gritty brotherhood drama that plays out among the down and out in Nevada’s seedy underbelly, begins and ends with the inevitable: death. In between it is open to interpretation, says its soft-spoken star Emile Hirsch, who plays Frank, the bright and devoted younger brother to the emotionally troubled Jerry Lee, portrayed by Stephen Dorff. (agencies)