Double Dhamaal - Sanjay Dutt (2011) - The Venetian

Kabir's casino is called "The Four Jokers", no doubt an in-film joke referring to our trusty conmen. However, the exterior of the casino features a bit of digital mainpulation. Other than having the fake name emblazoned down the side, one of the fake buildings on the hotel exterior has been extended three times its real height. This same fake building - the yellow one we see in the close up - is used in the film as the location of Kabir's office and is used in a gag later when someone dives out of the window into the water below. In case my explanation isn't clear, GoogleEarth has some imagery from a while back.

Ballad of a Small Player - Colin Farrell (2025) - The Venetian, Macau

This is the last post for Ballad of a Small Player (unless I can identify some of the more obscure interiors). It's been a while since I stayed here (10+ years) but I think I recognise some of the interior at the Venetian including the food court where Doyle sits down and gets given a bit of reality by Cynthia Blithe (Tilda Swinton). The last time I was here it still had a Fatburger!

This is the small garden/putting course on the hotel podium

The Last Time I Saw Macao - João Rui Guerra da Mata (2012) - The Venetian Mall, Macau

This film is filled with lots of shots of many seemingly random locations as an accompaniment to the narration. One of these is a brief shot inside the mall located in the lower levels of the Venetian Casino Hotel Resort. In case you haven't been there, there's a huge shopping mall at ground level adorned with fake sky, fake building facades and a fake Venetian waterway replete with its own gondolas and singing boatmen. It's probably one of the most hideous places in Macau (and these days it has a lot of competition).