Product Details

• Actors: Danny Pino, Brittany Murphy
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: January 19, 2010
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002TZS5MY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,424 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Across the Hall" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

A thriller about a standoff between a young man his fiance and his best friend who comes to his aide. Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 01/19/2010 Starring: Danny Pino Brittany Murphy Run time: 93 minutes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Suspenseful Neo-Noir Film, February 11, 2010

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Compay (New Orleans, LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Across the Hall (DVD)

Considering this film was released in only a handful of theaters, I was surprised at how entertaining it was. I was impressed most with the work of Alex Merkin, who makes his film debut with Across the Hall.

Visually, this film is a real treat. The movie takes place in an aging hotel, which becomes a character in itself. The lighting, shadows, use of color and weather all contribute towards making this a fun film noir to soak in. Another treat is the film's score, which combines big band (Starlight Serenade by the Alan Moorhouse Orchestra) and contemporary music. Much of the movie's score is original music by composer Aaron Kaplan, and psychedelic folk rock group Calico Haunts.

While I was unfamiliar with lead actor Mike Vogel, I was already a fan of Danny Pino's work portraying druglord Armadillo Quintero on The Shield. Pino does a convincing job in Across the Hall playing Terry, the vengeful lover. Brad Greenquist, whose career has primarily been in television, adds to the peculiar vibe of the film as the hotel's quirky porter.

This was a tense thriller that pulled me in from the very first scene, and the excellent opening title sequence. It's not a breakthrough film, but if you're a fan of neo-noir in the vein of 21 Grams or Seven, you will probably enjoy it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars BE CAREFUL WHO YOU CHEAT WITH, May 20, 2010

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Michael Butts (Berkeley Springs, WV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Across the Hall (DVD)

A good film noir attempt set in a sleazy hotel with an odd porter. COLD CASE star Danny Pino plays a neurotic man who believes girlfriend Brittany Murphy is cheating on him and follows her to the Riverview Hotel and waits across the hall to see who her lover is. Pino enlists his best friend Mike Vogel to help him after a tragedy occurs.
There are some plotholes and improbable actions but the movie held my interest and Pino and Vogel are quite good. Nice effort from the first time director.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Across the Hall, April 2, 2010

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TREND700 "TREND700" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Across the Hall (DVD)

The tense stand-off between a young man, his unfaithful fiancée, and his best friend. Terry's fiancée, June, is having an affair. After following June to a run-down hotel on the far side of town, Terry quietly rents a room across the hall. With a bottle of whiskey and a loaded gun, he calls his best friend, Julian, and spills his guts. Realizing that it's only a matter of time before Terry goes off, Julian begs his friend to remain calm long enough for him to get to the hotel and diffuse the situation. Mike Vogel and Danny Pino were great in this movie and it is a great thriller with enough twists and turns to keep the viewer intrigued to the end. Brittany Murphy's she is just a bit player that lasted maybe 15 minutes of the movie, but does do a good job. All in all, I liked this movie keeps you guessing. Check it out.