The Lodger

Stage 6 Films | Release Date: January 23, 2009

5.4	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Ratings

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JLuis_001Sep 5, 2023

A sad case of a thriller that had an interesting basis to succeed but then gratuitously complicates its life by becoming ridiculous instead of tense and suspenseful.

The Lodger is a bleak and violent film but it tries to be more cerebralA sad case of a thriller that had an interesting basis to succeed but then gratuitously complicates its life by becoming ridiculous instead of tense and suspenseful.

The Lodger is a bleak and violent film but it tries to be more cerebral than raw. Not that I think it's necessary to exploit the creepiness of a serial killer, but this film disguises the horror under an explanation that feels not only weak, but basically sounds like the psychiatrist's explanation at the end of Psycho. This conclusion appears exceptionally frail given the nature of the murders and the intricate plotting surrounding them.

In essence, The Lodger is just a very poor thriller. No wonder why I never heard of it before, and no wonder why its director never made another movie.… Expand

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