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.
The twisty plot translates to any culture where swinging-d--- businessmen cheat on their wives -- which is to say, any culture.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
5 Feb 2015
rotten:
There's no redeeming this softcore nonsense, which plays like a script that Storage Wars stumbled across in Joe Eszterhas's old locker.
– Tom Russo,
Boston Globe,
5 Feb 2015
rotten:
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. It punishes its protagonists for their transgressions, then lets them off the hook.
– Katie Rife,
AV Club,
5 Feb 2015
rotten:
This new iteration proves such a dour hodgepodge of bad behavior, bald-faced misogyny and ping-ponging alliances, it's more alienating than alluring.
– Gary Goldstein,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb 2015
rotten:
Erotic thrillers are a time-tested genre, but this effort, scripted by Wesley Strick, is neither erotic nor thrilling.