The Loft

I have learned that when the majority of viewers rate a movie 5* you can rarely find them wrong. This movie was no exception. Riveting from start to finish, twists and turns galore. Definitely a worthwhile watch.

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.

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

Overall Enjoyable.Likes:Naturally fond of thrillers and mysteries this definitely feed the need for that.It's not an action movie playing as a thriller or vice versa.Mostly a handsome/beautiful cast, plenty of eye candy.Wasn't over the top.Dislikes:Though a pretty handsome cast throughout, I found it disturbing that the husbands cheated on typical brunette housewives for blond chicks & literally one of the chicks is a slut. Not cool. Would've been far more interesting to see the men cheat with the "not-so" typical. A transexual? A big girl? A man? Maybe one isn't cheating at all (or vicariously living out a fantasy), but simply looking for a getaway from the hustle and bustle of kids and a wife. Maybe one of them actually gets caught in the loft itself, or spin! A wife is having an affair in the loft??It wasn't action packed, and though for me that's a good thing, a few swinging guns would have done this movie some justice.Overall very fair.Would I buy this movie? No, but I would definitely encourage someone else to see it at least once.

It is a very good film. It is very cinematic. A little film noire. It is an adult film though so no children 16 and under or even higher allowed. The plot is twisted- I definitely didn't expect it to end the way it did. Worth renting...

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.