by Daniel Erenberg
The Lodger was released in theaters on January 23rd. It comes out on DVD on February 10th. This is not usually a good sign for a film, but it seemed like The Lodger might have been different. It is billed as an homage to Alfred Hitchcock, complete with many of Hitchcock’s signature shots and set-ups, and it boasts a truly impressive cast, which includes interesting actors like Alfred Molina, Hope Davis, Donal Logue and TV’s The Mentalist, Simon Baker, in the title role. The film is a modern take on film noir, about a killer copycatting the murders of Jack the Ripper. This all sounds like it could have come together. It sounds like it could have been an interesting film.
The Lodger is not an interesting film.
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January 26, 2009 at 7:40pm
