The Lodger (2009) Critic Reviews

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The Onion (A.V. Club) | Scott TobiasAdd Critic to Favorites

It takes guts to remake what many believe to be Hitchcock's first masterpiece, but what Ondaatje's done with The Lodger could not be mistaken for ambition.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Robert AbeleAdd Critic to Favorites

The biggest mystery, perhaps, is why accomplished actors such as Molina and Hope Davis agreed to be in this.Read the full review

Variety | John AndersonAdd Critic to Favorites

What needed to be a taut, structurally sound psychothriller instead malfunctions from the start.Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk HoneycuttAdd Critic to Favorites

The film might amuse some, especially fans of Alfred Hitchcock, but is likely to annoy almost everyone else.Read the full review

The New York Times | Jeannette CatsoulisAdd Critic to Favorites

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.Read the full review

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