The Lodgers
The Lodgers
R | 10 October 2017 (USA)
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1920, rural Ireland. Anglo-Irish twins Rachel and Edward share a strange existence in their crumbling family estate. Each night, the property becomes the domain of a sinister presence (The Lodgers) which enforces three rules upon the twins: they must be in bed by midnight; they may not permit an outsider past the threshold; and if one attempts to escape, the life of the other is placed in jeopardy. When troubled war veteran Sean returns to the nearby village, he is immediately drawn to the mysterious Rachel, who in turn begins to break the rules set out by The Lodgers. The consequences pull Rachel into a deadly confrontation with her brother - and with the curse that haunts them.

Reviews
Perry Kate Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
Catangro After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.
Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.
asteoldo This film is actually a waste of time, please make a favour to yourselves and skip this, ABSOLUTELY DON'T WATCH IT.
tin-borgman I've watched the movie and came to see reviews. Honestly the number of reviews which claim they couldn't figure out what this was about astounds me. This is a good ghost story and the only problem was that it was slow moving. It's pretty obvious what the original sin was and the recurring sin and why the shame was cursing the family. If you can't figure it out, then go back to Saturday morning family sitcoms, for Pete's sake. Good for a relaxed viewing of an interesting ghost story, as long as you aren't expecting freak scares and true horror.
Headspin2011 Firstly, the actors themselves I found were excellent. As was the cinematography, which painted the promise of something bleak and haunting.Unfortunately, the story went nowhere slowly and let the viewer down on this promise. Lastly, the title itself "The Lodgers"... By definition a lodger is a person who rents accommodation in another person's house. The house was built by and kept in the family, twisted generation after twisted generation, and nobody else was ever allowed in, let alone rent a room. The ghosts below, were those of the family, not lodgers. This might tell you something about the writing in The Lodgers.
clayboy44 I loved this film. Every frame was awash in gothic splendor. Made me think of Poe! Had me spellbound from start to finish. A great accomplishment to the gothic horror genre! Look forward to what the director will do next!