Cebalord Very best movie i ever watch

AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Suman Roberson It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Vomitron_G First of all I have to say that LYING IN WAIT is NOT the worst Rutger Hauer-movie ever (I haven't seen them all, so I'm not sure, but for the moment I'd say THE LAW OF THE DESERT has got to be the worst). I also must say that the best thing that happened while watching LYING IN WAIT, was that I lost interest in the movie halfway through it. By doing so, I completely did not see the twist in the end coming. So the movie got me there. An extra point for that.The plot is a hit and miss one, becoming slow and boring in the mid-section. Babee Gordon (can you believe the stupid name?) is a young man living in the house of his deceased mother. His only occupations are his paintings and spending time with his friend El, a girl who likes him more than a little bit. Keith and Vera Miller arrive and become Babee's new neighbours. They invite him and El to dinner. A lot of seductive talking is being done, but nothing happens. When Babee gets invited a second time, however, things go wrong...Virginia Madsen and Rutger Hauer succeed more or less in saving this film. Hauer's part in this movie is odd, to say the least. Due to a car crash he spends most of the movie (and I quote) in a "persistent vegetative state" (!?) Now is that an acknowledged medical term?? Wathever. Now you can also see Hauer play the accordion AND wearing a red helmet (though not at the same time). Those are two of my favorite props used by mr. Hauer and it's a mind-boggling experience seeing him associated with them (for a full list, check out Gravyshanks comment "Props for Rutger Hauer", however he forgot to mention Hauer caressing boobies and spanking buttocks). Anyway, an extra point for Hauer going at it with the props.Then there are also two scenes which you just have to see. One is a one-minute-long David Lynch-type of scene which will make you go "What the f#@k!?!". It involves Babee entering a room containing some mental-patients, including a skinny mutant-midget with a high-pitched voice. The other scene has Virginia Madsen performing a singing/dancing/stripping-act on a beach for Babee. In my opinion her act is not very erotic, but rather embarrassing. Although she does not go all the way, we do get a good glimpse at what she's offering... So add another two points for those scenes.So that makes 4 out of 10 points for LYING IN WAIT and 4 damned good reasons for you to watch this movie.

gravyshanks For those of you who haven't yet seen "Lying in Wait," please let me take a moment to list for you some props used by Rutger Hauer. Accordion - Rutger Hauer plays the accordion on more than one occasion, one of which is a seduction scene. The other accordion scene occurs in the waning hours of a sexy party, complete with upright jazz bass accompaniment.Cold hard cash - Rutger Hauer flashes a substantial wad of money he then bets on a horse. It's perhaps the most exciting moment of the first half of the movie.Red helmet - Rutger Hauer wears a red helmet, the type the severely retarded or hyperactive will wear. After wearing the helmet a few times, he then dons non-protective headwear, specifically a woolen ski cap. Motorized wheelchair - Rutger Hauer, avec woolen ski cap, implausibly forces another character over her own balcony by ramming her with his motorized wheelchair. Keep in mind this is a 3 1/2 foot balcony designed to keep people from falling, yet Rutger's wheelchair employs a type of metaphysics to thrust (was it Lois?) over, through, the railing to her doom below. Thomas Newton - Rutger Hauer uses actor Thomas Newton as a sort of personal hand puppet while the two of them excitedly watch a horse race. The action is thinly implied, yet when one advances the film frame by frame, one can almost see an expression of terror momentarily flash across Newton's face. It is the unmistakable look of doom caused by having a big, old Dutchman's fist in his rectum.Urea - Rutger Hauer goes to an art opening and pees on the floor from his motorized wheelchair, causing the uncaring art crowd to titter. While not technically a prop (urea may be considered a special effect,) it is an artistic choice agreed upon by the screenwriter, director, producer, art department, financiers, etc. and executed by Mr. Hauer in a convincing fashion. Motorized wheelchair redux - Rutger Hauer pushes a TV actor into a swimming pool using the wheelchair, pinning the man to the bottom and drowning him. For all you doubters, know that there's more than just one way to kill with wheels. Paraplegics rejoice! You are the rolling hurt machines of woe for us all.Bloody Nose - Rutger Hauer has a bloody nose in the penultimate scene. It trickles into his mouth and gets on his teeth. Note - Rutger Hauer spends over half of this movie in a persistent vegetative state and the fact that he's able to use props at all is remarkable.Listing props is the only way to get through the movie. Good luck.

j_skillin While it is surely not for every taste, I highly recommend "Lying in Wait" to anyone who enjoys an off-beat thriller, with a talented cast and some surprising plot twists. Fans of Virginia Madsen will relish her fine performance here, another in her gallery of memorable femmes fatales ("Gotham," "Hot Spot," et al). Miss Madsen's seductive dance at the beach, with thundering surf as a backdrop, is one of those transcendent moments she often delivers -- even in her more mediocre films.But "Lying in Wait" is not a mediocre film. On the contrary, it is more art film than conventional thriller. The young neighbors (wonderfully portrayed by Vanessa Dorman and Thomas Newton) intrigue us with their innocent eccentricity. The story unfolds in dream-like fashion. It demands of us a "willing suspension of disbelief," but what psychological thriller does not?Finally, those who complain about murky photography are missing the point. "Lying in Wait" is best viewed as a waking dream and we must not expect to see everything clearly when we are dreaming. I believe the director and cinematographer were quite deliberate in taking this heavily stylized approach. (You can find this same kind of high-contrast photography and lighting in the film noir classics of the 1940s; the only difference being that most of those were shot in b&w.)

Willy-51 I admit I'm a big Rutger fan, which is why I rented the movie, and Virginia Madsen is no slouch either. And I must say I was quite impressed with the film! It's not jump out of your seat scary, more creepy and foreboding. Pretty good acting all around (I especially liked Thomas Newton) and solid direction, camera, etc. But the thing is, I realized at the end of the movie that it's not about Babee, the young, reclusive artist, but about the girl next door! I think she may be the true crazy! Pretty good script, interesting little film. I totally recommend this little gem!