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Lodger, The
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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MPAA RATING: R for violent content, language and brief nudity
Starring
Alfred Molina,
Hope Davis,
Simon Baker,
Shane West,
Rachael Leigh Cook,
Donal Logue,
Rebecca Pidgeon,
and
Philip Baker Hall
The Lodger follows a seasoned detective on the trail of a ruthless killer intent on slaughtering prostitutes along West Hollywood's Sunset Strip. It appears that the murderer's grisly methods are identical to that of London's infamous 19th century psychopath Jack the Ripper - a relentless serial killer who was never caught by police. To make matters worse, the detective soon notices the parallels between the crimes committed by the West Hollywood stalker and those of a serial murderer incarcerated years ago. Could the wrong man be behind bars? (Sony Pictures)
GENRE(S): |
Drama
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Horror
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Mystery
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Suspense/Thriller
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WRITTEN BY: |
David Ondaatje
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DIRECTED BY: |
David Ondaatje
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RELEASE DATE: |
Theatrical: January 23, 2009
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RUNNING TIME: |
96 minutes, Color |
ORIGIN: |
USA |
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33
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Scott Tobias
It takes guts to remake what many believe to be Hitchcock's first masterpiece, but what Ondaatje's done with The Lodger could not be mistaken for ambition.
30
Los Angeles Times
Robert Abele
The biggest mystery, perhaps, is why accomplished actors such as Molina and Hope Davis agreed to be in this.
30
The Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt
The film might amuse some, especially fans of Alfred Hitchcock, but is likely to annoy almost everyone else.
30
Variety
John Anderson
What needed to be a taut, structurally sound psychothriller instead malfunctions from the start.
25
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
A good cast can't save The Lodger, the utterly wrongheaded fourth movie version of a 1910 novel inspired by Jack the Ripper.
20
Village Voice
Ella Taylor
Nodding, winking, and sighing, The Lodger lumbers its way to a final twist so anticlimactic and silly as to warrant an incredulous titter.
20
The New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
Prostitutes are not the only things butchered in The Lodger, a spooky story ruined by lumpen dialogue, cloddish performances and a director and writer (David Ondaatje) oblivious to both.
0
New York Daily News
Joe Neumaier
Filled with second-rate Brian DePalma twists, noirishly blurred lights and usually solid actors mouthing potboiler brine, The Lodger resembles bottom-shelf '80s dreck.
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