Synopsis
For five men, the opportunity to share a penthouse in the city -- in which to carry on extramarital affairs -- is a dream come true, until the dead body of an unknown woman turns up. Realizing that her killer must be one of their group, the men are gripped by paranoia as each one suspects another. Friendships are tested, loyalties are questioned, and marriages crumble while fear and suspicion run rampant.
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Cast
- Karl UrbanVincent Stevens
- James MarsdenChris Vanowen
- Wentworth MillerLuke Seacord
- Eric StonestreetMarty Landry
- Matthias SchoenaertsPhilip Trauner
- Isabel LucasSarah Deakins
- Rachael TaylorAnne Morris
- Rhona MitraAllison Vanowen
- Valerie CruzBarbara Stevens
- Kali RochaMimi Landry
Recommendations
- 50
Movie Nation
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. - 42
The A.V. Club
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. - 40
The Dissolve
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. - 40
Austin Chronicle
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. - 40
Variety
The five leads earn kudos for their ability to come across as something approaching credible. - 25
RogerEbert.com
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. - 25
Boston Globe
There’s no redeeming this softcore nonsense, which plays like a script that “Storage Wars” stumbled across in Joe Eszterhas’s old locker. - 20
The Hollywood Reporter
Erotic thrillers are a time-tested genre, but this effort, scripted by Wesley Strick, is neither erotic nor thrilling.
