Across the Hall

"Your worst fears are waiting..."

2009 1h 33m EN

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 130★5.8IMDB · 5,042

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Synopsis

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Convinced that his fiancee is cheating on him, a man follows her to a hotel and calls his best friend to help him avoid a calamity.

“Your worst fears are waiting...”

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Cast

Mike Vogel
Julian
Brittany Murphy
June
Danny Pino
Terry
Brad Greenquist
The Porter
Arie Verveen
Lucas
Natalie Smyka
Anna
Guillermo Díaz
The Cook
Dov Davidoff
The Bellhop

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alex Merkin
Writers: Julien Schwab, Jesse Mittelstadt, Alex Merkin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Released 17 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bobby Tahouri. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Alex Merkin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Mike Vogel and Brittany Murphy and Danny Pino carry the top of the cast.

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Marketing tagline: "Your worst fears are waiting...".

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IMDB entry: tt1176724 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Alex Merkin directs. Bobby Tahouri scores. Alex Merkin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 17 years ago.
2Original score by Bobby Tahouri. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
3Editor Alex Merkin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Mike Vogel and Brittany Murphy and Danny Pino carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Your worst fears are waiting...".
6IMDB entry: tt1176724 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 12 themes, including "hotel", "hotel room", "jealousy", "love triangle".

The technical file

Original score: Bobby Tahouri
Editing: Alex Merkin
Production design: Roy Rede
Costume design: Yasmine Mustaklim
Makeup / hair: Leslie Borchard
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Across the Hall (2009)
IMDB rating: 5.8/10 · 5,042 votes
MPAA: R

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John Chard2018-12-03
★ 6/10
Art Deco Neo-Noir has more style than substance? Across the Hall is directed by Alex Merkin and Merkin co-writes the screenplay with Jesse Mittelstadt and Julien Schwab. It is adapted from Merkin's short film of the same name that aired in 2005. It stars Mike Vogel, Brittany Murphy, Danny Pino, Natalie Smyka and Brad Greenquist. Music is by Bobby Tahouri and cinematography by Andrew Carranza. The Riverview Hotel, and Terry (Pino) has rented the room opposite the room where he believes his fiancée June (Murphy) is cheating on him... Alex Merkin clearly loves film noir and knows his noir onions, this is not in doubt due to the twisty story, characterisations and superb stylistics on offer here. And just in case anyone is in any doubt about this, the keen of noir eye will notice the film showing at the theatre next to the Riverview Hotel is Nightmare Alley, the brilliant Tyrone Power noir pic from 1947. On the style front the production is top draw, Carranza's photography is both beautiful and ghostly, creating a brooding atmosphere befitting the plot machinations. The look is supplemented considerably by Tahouri's edgy pulse like musical score, while the Art Deco design of the Riverview is a splendid accompaniment to dark deeds unfolding. As a story we are served up standard fare, the insertion of twisters and linear jumps not really lifting it out of its predictable trajectory. Which is a shame, because performances are solid and Merkin obviously has love for noir as a film making style. The resolution is expected but handled well enough to pay off the patient, but as a whole Across the Hall just about rises above average, but really this is more down to style than substance. 6/10

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