The Lodger (2009) (original) (raw)
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Original title
The Lodger
Year
2009
Running time
96 min.
Country
United States
Director
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Cast
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Genre
Drama. Mystery. Thriller. Horror | Serial Killers. Crime
Synopsis
THE LODGER follows a grizzled 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?
Critics' reviews
- "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."
- "The film might amuse some, especially fans of Alfred Hitchcock, but is likely to annoy almost everyone else."
- "What needed to be a taut, structurally sound psychothriller instead malfunctions from the start"
- "A good cast can't save 'The Lodger', the utterly wrongheaded fourth movie version of a 1910 novel inspired by Jack the Ripper."
- "Nodding, winking, and sighing, 'The Lodger' lumbers its way to a final twist so anticlimactic and silly as to warrant an incredulous titter."
- "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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