The loft

Year of release : 2014

 

Run time : 1h48 min

 

Genre : Thriller / Mystery

 

Cast : Karl Urban, James Marsden, Eric Stonestreet, Wentworth Miller, Matthias Schoenaerts, Rhona Mitra, Isabel Lucas, Rachael Taylor

 

 

Vincent comes up with the idea at one of his friend's wedding,to share a loft with his other four married friends,where they can all bring their conquests. Most of them say Yes,from the get-go,and although a bit reluctant,Chris,agrees too,as he sees this beautiful woman at the wedding,one he's seen before,who fascinates him.

 

The movie starts with Luke arriving at the loft,finding a dead bloody woman tied to the bed,then calling all his friends.

 

The movie keeps on going back and forth,from the present to the past,as we're being shown these people's actions unfold. It seems their friendship holds some dark secrets,and maybe they're not such good friends as they seem.

 

The movie has many twists and turns,many things being uncovered,about each and every character and some have more skeletons in their closet than others.

 

The movie shows how far is one willing to go to meet their goals,even when it comes to tricking or betraying their friends.

 

This movie is based on the Belgian movie Loft spoken in Dutch,a great movie with many plot twists.

For some unknown reason,although this movie follows that one to the dot,and has great acting(except for Wentworth Miller,he's the only one who no matter what movie he's in,he just can't seem to be able to act),has a beautiful cast,all the men and women of this movie are gorgeous,more or less,beautiful surroundings,the interior design( they shot the interiors in Belgium) and the outside(shot in the US),didn't quite grip me,and it bored me.

 

I remember watching the original,and being on the edge of my seat,unable to take my eyes off the screen. This didn't happen with this one,although it was shot by the same director,Erik Van Looy,with the same cool camera tricks,and even has one of the original cast members in it,playing the same role,Matthias Schoenaerts,who by the way,was amazing!

 

I have nothing to reproach to the director,as his work was flawless,the actors,except for the one I mentioned,were at the top of their game,it was a pretty movie to look at,with the beautiful cast,and beautiful surroundings,but I don't know why,something was missing.

And did I mention, it has 4 of my favorite actors in it? Wentworth, Karl, James, Eric.

 

Viewer discretion is advised,as the movie has nudity.

 

The movie is streaming on DirecTv, and is for rent or sale on Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Redbox, Vudu, YouTube.

 

Rating : Worth a watch !