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Across the Hall

Godfather Entertainment

Voltage Pictures

United States of America

English

Mike Vogel

Brittany Murphy

Danny Pino

Brad Greenquist

Arie Verveen

Natalie Smyka

Guillermo Díaz

Dov Davidoff

William Stanford Davis

Erika Ringor

Mark Engelhardt

Chase Kim

Erika Seifred

Cameron Cash

Alex Merkin

Jesse Mittelstadt

Julien Schwab

Jeff Bowler

Steven Bowler

Elton Brand

Randy Charach

Ian Colhoun

Jeo Colon

Evan Ferrante

Stephen Fromkin

Marco Garibaldi

Gary Gimelfarb

Ari Palitz

Bret Saxon

Jimmy Scaf

Gene Scher

Bobby Tahouri

Andrew Carranza

Barbara Fiorentino

Rebecca Mangieri

Wendy Weidman

Roy Rede

Nathan Lay

Dea Jensen

Yasmine Mustaklim

Leslie Borchard

Myke Michaels

Janette Nielsen

Richard Wetzel

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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