The Loft
Universal Pictures | Release Date: January 30, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
24
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
5
Negative:
6
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
Movie NationRoger MooreJan 30, 2015
It all sort of comes apart in an orgy of clumsy over-explanation that doesn’t truly explain anything. But the quintet is well-cast. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeJan 30, 2015
Besides being an early contender for the worst date movie of 2015, The Loft is a film that can’t decide what it wants. It’s a male fantasy, and a cautionary tale. It’s sleazy in concept, and timid in execution. Read full review
40
VarietyJoe LeydonFeb 1, 2015
The five leads earn kudos for their ability to come across as something approaching credible. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleWilliam GossJan 30, 2015
For the most part, The Loft struggles to engage even on the level of tawdry potboiler, joining the forgettable ranks of 2005’s "Derailed" and 2008’s "Deception" as yet another underwhelming one-night stand. Read full review
40
The DissolveScott TobiasJan 30, 2015
Whatever fun there might be in the guesswork is wiped away by the realization that Van Looy has made a puzzle for a puzzle’s sake, to no discernible thematic end. Read full review
30
Village VoiceSimon AbramsFeb 3, 2015
The Loft's boorish leads aren't sensible enough to be worth caring about, making the film's character-driven conclusion feel like a self-defeating cop-out. Read full review
25
Boston GlobeTom RussoFeb 2, 2015
There’s no redeeming this softcore nonsense, which plays like a script that “Storage Wars” stumbled across in Joe Eszterhas’s old locker. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiJan 30, 2015
This long-delayed would-be erotic thriller is a shabby bore that promises viewers any number of kinky thrills and then proceeds to deflate those expectations. Read full review
20
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeJan 31, 2015
This silly chamber piece about sex and murder elicits only yawns, interrupted by the occasional unintentional giggle. Read full review
20
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJan 31, 2015
Erotic thrillers are a time-tested genre, but this effort, scripted by Wesley Strick, is neither erotic nor thrilling. Read full review
0
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierJan 30, 2015
All the men's wives are shrews, prigs or doormats; all the conquests doe-eyed blonds with sucked-in cheeks. All the dialogue is as witty as this exchange: "You're a sick f---!" "No, you're a sick f---!" They're all sick f---s, frankly, and the actors are dreadful while playing them. Read full review
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