The Keeper

R 4.7
2004 1 hr 35 min Drama , Thriller , Crime

When an apparently exemplary cop abducts and secretly imprisons a beautiful dancer, a deadly battle of wills between captor and captive ensues.

  • Cast:
    Dennis Hopper , Asia Argento , Helen Shaver , Lochlyn Munro , Alex Zahara , Fred Keating , Philip Granger

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Reviews

AutCuddly
2004/05/14

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

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Aubrey Hackett
2004/05/15

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

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Quiet Muffin
2004/05/16

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

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Zandra
2004/05/17

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

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iwbcman
2004/05/18

I just registered here now, having been using IMDb for film info's and reviews for many years now. The reason: this film is one of the worst films I have ever seen in my life.It pains me to register only to post on a film like this. The fact is this film is proof that a fine actor can be reduced to something beyond mediocrity. Dennis Hopper is an actor who has provided wonderful performances in so many films, but in this film he seeks to a new low, and my respect of him, as an actor, has sunk markedly.Not one single thing about this film is worth watching. The production values are sub par for even low budget made-for-TV-movies. The plot is about as inspiring as the last flush of my toilet. The characters are completely unbelievable. The acting was horrific. Normally, bad movies can at least find some redemption in being a B film, but this film is not even in the same league. The dialog, the behaviors, the lack of suspense, the utter predictability, the snoring pace-it just doesn't end-this movie made me felt like I was trapped in that cage. The characters illicit no sympathy whatsoever. One gains no insight into their motives, other than the depiction of Hopper's characters past-which was delivered in such a lackluster way that it could not have convinced a born-again believer.I have often read others describing wasted hours of their lives. I always had little sympathy for such comments. But this film finally helped me gain insight into such comments. I wish I could take back the 2 hours of my life that this despicable waste of time and resources, acting talent, film material, and wages represents. Those who participated in this film should be ashamed of what they were a part of and I hope that Dennis Hopper can wipe the stench off his hands for his part in it.AAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHH what a horrible film!

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catfish-er
2004/05/19

On the surface he seems a competent and friendly law enforcement officer. However, model policeman Lieutenant Krebs (played by Dennis Hopper) harbors a deep, dark secret. He has kidnapped an exotic dancer and imprisoned her in the basement jail of his country home.A better ending would have been if Sergeant Burns turned out to be in league with Lieutenant Krebs. That way, when the two confront each other Krebs could say, "I'm done with her, it's time for her to go." Then, the Burns would say, "no, this one's a keeper!" Go to black.Just think of the sequel possibilities of two deranged cops, cleaning up the town of its bad elements.

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renolda
2004/05/20

Denni's hopper this actor can take on any role and make it seem easy he just keeps us going at full speed with suspense.I could go to great length about this film.but needless to say this film is an easy ride that leads to give you flashbacks of the classic films of Hollywood's glory days. not many films can !!keep!! my attention. so for that reason I say as I always say I am very hard to please.this film is a real treasure.this film accomplished it's goal it kept me.hopper never seems to have any problem portraying the villain.And here he portrays one of the best in his long list of credits..When you view this film you can see why hopper was chosen for this role.the character is a contradiction it's self.both good and evil collide in the guise of sheriff rock.

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Craig McPherson
2004/05/21

It's truly odd how individuals who can't seem to master simple grammar and syntax will unabashedly critique a movie as if they have the cinematic genius of Roman Polanski.If you fall into the category of viewer who thinks a film just isn't gosh darn entertaining unless things are "blown up real good", then by all means, give this one a pass. However if you don't spend your day breathing through your mouth and admiring your unibrow, then you will probably find this film to be the entertainment it aims to be.If there's one type of role Dennis Hopper has down, it's that of a restrained nut job. And in this movie he gets to sink his teeth into the meaty role of a supreme nut job by playing a twisted small town sheriff who thinks he can convince a woman to fall in love with him by abducting her and locking her in a cell in his basement.Heavily dialog driven, Hopper at times carries this film on his back with his highly compelling performance. Asia Argento, the daughter of Italian horror director Dario, is easy on the eyes and does a perfectly capable job in the role of the captive. Veteran Canadian actress Helen Shaver, surfaces as an equally unhinged groupie to Hopper's character, and her scenes with him eerily evoke fleeting similarities to that of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, Canada's infamous serial killer couple.The film is capably directed by Paul Lynch, who has made a career out of directing Canadian-filmed US television shows, something which isn't a leap considering that this film was shot in British Columbia.Overall it's a pretty decent and entertaining little movie. It will hold you to the end and not leave you feeling ripped off. As for some of the other reviewers of this film, well, let's just say it's probably time that they changed the batteries in their singing wall-mounted fish and sat down to some more engaging entertainment.

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