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The Lodger (2009) -- A couple rents out a room to a mysterious young man, who may or may not be guilty of a series of grisly neighborhood murders.
The Lodger (2009) -- A couple rents out a room to a mysterious young man, who may or may not be guilty of a series of grisly neighborhood murders. Based on same book used for Alfred Hitchcock's 1927 thriller "The Lodger".

Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
David Ondaatje
Writers (WGA):
David Ondaatje (screenplay)
Marie Belloc Lowndes (book)
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Tagline:
Everyone Is Suspect
Plot:
A couple rents out a room to a mysterious young man, who may or may not be guilty of a series of grisly neighborhood murders. full summary | full synopsis
NewsDesk:
(24 articles)
Simon Baker Hunts 'The Killer Inside Me'
 (From Bloody-Disgusting.com. 11 May 2009, 9:05 PM, PDT)

John Frizzell: Legion
 (From Upcoming Film Scores. 28 April 2009, 2:41 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Will keep your attention and guessing until the end more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Alfred Molina ... Chandler Manning

Hope Davis ... Ellen Bunting

Shane West ... Street Wilkenson

Donal Logue ... Bunting

Philip Baker Hall ... Captain Smith
Rachael Leigh Cook ... Amanda

Rebecca Pidgeon ... Dr. Jessica Westmin
Simon Baker ... Malcolm

François Chau ... Sam
Mel Harris ... Margaret
Michael O'Hagan ... Bruce Lester

Roy Werner ... Dr. Stevens

Ernie Grunwald ... Gregor

Virginia Williams ... Rachel Madison

David Storrs ... Warehouse Attendant
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violent content, language and brief nudity.
Runtime:
Argentina:96 min (DVD version) | USA:95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: When Chandler and Street first meet Ellen, she sits at the table with her arms wide apart. In the next shot, they are close together. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Street Wilkenson: Detective.
Chandler Manning: Wilkenson, right?
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Movie Connections:
References Blackmail (1929) more
Soundtrack:
Marigold more

FAQ

What are the screen adaptations of Mrs. Belloc Lowndes's story 'The Lodger'?
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31 out of 42 people found the following comment useful:-
Will keep your attention and guessing until the end, 27 January 2009
8/10
Author: sjbadboi from United States

This I have to admit is a very B-movie. If it were not for the actors in it I wouldn't even call it a C-movie. However the storyline is very engaging. I wouldn't dare compare it to any other movie however and most of the critics have already slammed it because "Hitchcock's version was better" (although this movie has been made by several others as well).

The director has done a fairly good job with the budget he has and has made some very good decisions at least in casting the actors in their roles. The movie is mostly a "copycat" film, but the concepts are still the same. Obviously it is not possible to follow the storyline of "jack the ripper has left England and is now in the United States" as in the original Lodger story because it is now 2009, which in the end doesn't really help or hurt the film at all. It was also nice to see Rebecca Pidgeon in a film again although her character is mostly just thrown in to "tie" the ending together in a "Psycho-esque" kind of way. Donal Logue seems like the typical husband who doesn't SEEM to understand his wife, played by Hope Davis, who may or may not be imagining things. And finally Alfred Molina is basically cast as himself, stubborn, difficult, and determined.

Everyone is a suspect and Ondaatje does a very good job keeping the pace while switching seamlessly between the detectives investigating and the Bunting residence where "The Lodger" is. However, whether or not you feel "cheated" by the end of the film is up to you. I however was not very surprised by the modern day twists that are thrown at the audience in the end. Definitely worth seeing in the theater if you can.

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