The Loft

I love a great mystery unfortunately I knew who was the killer within the first 5 minutes.

The basic premise is The Loft is this: Five dudes all share ownership of a loft apartment so they have a discreet place to go to bang chicks who are not their wives. The movie opens with one of them showing up to find a dead and bloody chick handcuffed to the headboard and no sign of forced entry.To set the stage a bit, when watching this movie, I was all by my onesie in my bedroom. There are some plot twists in this movie that had me yelling “NO BLEEPING WAY!!!” at my television. Yes, me, a grown adult, yelling at my TV. I’m a writer. I look for oncoming plot twists whether I am reading a book or watching a movie. I can usually spot it coming a mile off, and when a twist floors me the way two in particular did, I am beyond impressed.The only thing that I could see being an issue with some viewers of this movie is there is a lot of time jumping – present, then past, then further in the past, then present, and so on and so on. It wasn’t an issue for me, but I could see it confusing some people. Trust me, just stick with it. It’s so worth it.Now my favorite part. Karl Urban gets naked. That’s right. You read that right. He gets starkers. You only see his booty, but the little strip show is worth it anyway. *faints and falls face-first on the floor* Two thumbs up and bonus points for the mostly nude shot of my future ex-husband!!!

Wow, the description didn't really pull me in...to be honest I don't remember exactly why I decided to watch this movie but I was not disappointed. I thought I knew what was going on most of the time but I was proven wrong more than once. I don't give away spoilers and I won't start here so let me close by saying that you will most likely be very surprised by the ending. I can often guess the direction a story is going and more often than not I am right but this time I was a child making wild guesses. The actors were cast rather well and they played their parts well. I was never a big fan of James Marsden but he was excellent in this picture.I had trouble deciding whether or not I was rooting for his character, let alone whether I liked him or not. Mr Marsden was quite excellent. I don't mean to imply the other actors and characters were lackluster by any means, they were quite excellent as well but I was pulled in by Chris Vanowen, the actor played by Mr. Marsden. Some of the critics didn't like the movie and called the plot uninspired but I disagree. I found myself sitting at the edge of my seat more than once. I rather enjoyed the movie but I do have to add that watching it a second time might be difficult once you know the ending and most of the plot. I can't give it 5 stars but I do with there was a 1/2 star because this movie earned 4 1/2 stars in my opinion. If you are a fan of mystery whodunnits then I suggest you give The Loft a chance. I think you will enjoy it.

If you enjoy twists and turns, and surprises, get set for a super movie. Karl Urban’s and James Marsden’s performances were applause worthy.

The Loft is a great mystery movie. There were no pauses or anything wrong when I watch this movie.

Bad remake... Skip this movie and watch the much better ORIGINAL movies

I rented The Loft honestly because I am a fan of Eric Stonestreet and the trailer looked interesting enough but I was seriously impressed. The plot was extremely dynamic – It kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. The way it was filmed – going back between current events and the past – made the characters and their actions a lot more compelling. Just when I thought I had everything figured out, they totally turned the tables on me. This is not just a movie about five guys buying a loft to hide their affairs from their wives. It is on par with some of my favorite drama/thrillers from the 90s/early 2000s like The Perfect Murder, What Lies Beneath, Fatal Attraction, and The Game.

No damage to the packaging and no issues playing.

enjoyed it!!

Enjoyed the movie

The plot of this thriller is pretty simple – on first glance that is. In that five friends – all of whom are married – all get together and buy a loft apartment. This is to be used as a ‘passion pad’ or any other term less ‘poetically inspired’, if you follow and here they can bring back partners for sexual congress and indulge their wildest fantasies – etc.Now all is well and good but then one of them arrives there and finds a woman handcuffed to the bed and dead. It is clear she did not do it herself and there are only five keys to the loft and only they all know the entry code. It is not long before they are all thinking the same thing – and that is one of them must know more than he is letting on.Now this is stylish and very well acted by all players. Nice to see Matthias Schoenaerts getting a break in a non European film, but this is hardly a stretch for him after the likes of ‘Bullhead’ or ‘Rust and Bone’. The real attraction is that this seems to be fairly simple and then the Machiavellian twists start to turn up and it gets very interesting very quickly.It is a good watch and there is not a single lack lustre performance, but like so many films it trades on its twists, and as such will not be one that you will probably want to see more than once, and so a rental option, methinks, may be best, but it is still very much worth seeing - even if it is just the once.

Mystery at it's best !

Love the movie but wish the ad stated it was a region 2 movie that won't play on most north American DVD players.