Not that it matters. Jim Carrey could have had a room here and the film still wouldn't be funny. (Come to think of it, maybe Roth isn't doing Lewis — maybe he's doing Carrey!)

An article in the latest Variety, the trade-paper for industry insiders, indicates that "Four Rooms" was cut by 25 minutes just before this release. Unfortunately, that still leaves 95 very dull minutes.

As a side-note, the four low-budget, independent film directors who helmed the "Four Rooms" epi-sodes were "discovered" at the Sundance Film Festival.

Tarantino, who wrote, directed and stars in the final story here, is the most famous of the crew. He initially gained notoriety when his first effort, the incredibly violent "Reservoir Dogs," was the talk of Sundance during the 1992 dramatic competition. Last year he hit it big with his second directing effort, "Pulp Fiction" — which netted him an Oscar (for the screen-play) and went into blockbuster status (earning more than $100 million stateside).

The other three also gained fame in the movie industry through their dramatic competition films at Sundance, Allison Anders with "Gas Food Lodging," Alexandre Rockwell with "In the Soup" and Robert Rodriguez with "El Mariachi."

But "Four Rooms" won't raise anyone's stock. If anything, it may give pause to those who think Tarantino can do no wrong.

"Four Rooms" is rated R for considerable violence, nudity, profanity and vulgarity, along with some drug abuse.