There's one big problem with 'The Loft'. It isn't the sordid sexual storyline, the lies, betrayals - it's the contrived nature. This film has a cast of characters in a race to the bottom to be more unlikable than the last but it could have worked in its favor. Instead no restrain was shown & the many twist & turns near the end wear you out.
Four men (James Marsden, Matthias Schoenaerts, Eric Stonestreet & Wentworth Miller) are invited to a party for a nearly finished upscale condo building by their architect friend (Karl Urban) who designed the place. He reveals a unit that all of the married men will co-own when it's done as a "safe" space to bring ladies, flings, etc. Seems like a novel idea and all goes well until a murdered woman is found in bed. Now the race is on for both this group of men & the police to figure out who was responsible. As friendships unravel, lies are brought to the surface & all the cheating is at risk of being exposed.
Sex & murder are always breeding grounds for plot & atmosphere, but 'The Loft' thinks the more twists the better. Points go to the fantasy & sexual primal urges and a good cast. They don't skimp on consequences, but this tale of best friends & their individual downfalls isn't as entertaining as it could have been.
Four men (James Marsden, Matthias Schoenaerts, Eric Stonestreet & Wentworth Miller) are invited to a party for a nearly finished upscale condo building by their architect friend (Karl Urban) who designed the place. He reveals a unit that all of the married men will co-own when it's done as a "safe" space to bring ladies, flings, etc. Seems like a novel idea and all goes well until a murdered woman is found in bed. Now the race is on for both this group of men & the police to figure out who was responsible. As friendships unravel, lies are brought to the surface & all the cheating is at risk of being exposed.
Sex & murder are always breeding grounds for plot & atmosphere, but 'The Loft' thinks the more twists the better. Points go to the fantasy & sexual primal urges and a good cast. They don't skimp on consequences, but this tale of best friends & their individual downfalls isn't as entertaining as it could have been.