That Guest? He Might Be a Lady Killer
di Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times
Prostitutes are not the only things butchered in “The Lodger,” a spooky story ruined by lumpen dialogue, cloddish performances and a director and writer (David Ondaatje) oblivious to both.
Investigating the hacked hookers — whose internal organs have been removed à la Jack the Ripper — is a Los Angeles detective, Chandler Manning (Alfred Molina), and his rookie sidekick, Street (Shane West). When not distracted by Street’s playful sweater vests, Chandler is obsessively Googling Ripper Web sites and paying awkward visits to his institutionalized wife, who invariably greets him with high-pitched hysteria. [...]
di Jeannette Catsoulis, articolo completo (1703 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The New York Times 23 Gennaio 2009
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