Movie spotlight: 'The Loft' presents a mystery

January 29, 2015 at 6:04PM
James Marsden in "The Loft"
Marsden (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Loft

Opens Friday: Not a documentary on a women's casual clothing store or Minneapolis literary center, this R-rated film tells the tale of five married men who go in together on a fancy apartment for their extracurricular activities, only to have the fantasy turn sour when a woman's body turns up there. Which of the guys — James Marsden, Karl Urban, Wentworth Miller, Eric Stonestreet or Matthias Schoenaerts — is the guilty party? No one knows, as it wasn't screened for critics. Check startribune.com for a review.

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