The basic premise of The Penthouse is that a young man loves a young woman and wants to be with her forever. Unfortunately he's a little nuts. After breaking out of an asylum he tries to see her the usual way by going to her front door but is stopped by multiply doormen so he does things his way.
David Hewlett plays a very convincing madman, and Robin Givens plays a very good frightened woman. The police procedure in this movie seems a little unconventional and the police characters are quite one dimensional. But I found that this did not matter as the two main leads inside the penthouse had depth of character and as these were the only two that really mattered who cares about the rest. I gave this a 6/10 due to the police and other characters being quite predictable.
I must admit that I only watched this movie because I am a David Hewlett fan and wanted to see as much as possible of his work as I consider him a very talented actor.
As this story progressed I started to feel sorry for his character which I think was the intention. So by the time the ending comes you really don't want him to die, which seems inevitable due to the point of madness he has got to and the one dimensional police outside. I won't say if he does or not but this movie was not that easy to get hold of so I will just say if you are a David Hewlett fan and can find this movie - I suggest you watch and enjoy.
David Hewlett plays a very convincing madman, and Robin Givens plays a very good frightened woman. The police procedure in this movie seems a little unconventional and the police characters are quite one dimensional. But I found that this did not matter as the two main leads inside the penthouse had depth of character and as these were the only two that really mattered who cares about the rest. I gave this a 6/10 due to the police and other characters being quite predictable.
I must admit that I only watched this movie because I am a David Hewlett fan and wanted to see as much as possible of his work as I consider him a very talented actor.
As this story progressed I started to feel sorry for his character which I think was the intention. So by the time the ending comes you really don't want him to die, which seems inevitable due to the point of madness he has got to and the one dimensional police outside. I won't say if he does or not but this movie was not that easy to get hold of so I will just say if you are a David Hewlett fan and can find this movie - I suggest you watch and enjoy.