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Nude Celebs: Asia Argento - From the opening moments during the movie’s credits sequence, you know The Keeper going to be a movie with some kind of crazed, lovely-obsessed villain. If the title didn’t tip you off, then surely the presence of a pole-dancing Asia Argento might. And if that still wasn’t enough evidence, how about some close-ups of the leering eyes of Dennis Hopper. Yes, once again Mr. Hopper’s career is on a downswing and here he’s punching the clock in yet another simmering-psycho role.
In The Keeper, Hopper plays the title role, a supposedly law-abiding, God-loving good cop who decides to straighten out stripper Argento buy locking her in a cage in his basement. That’s some tough love, but Hopper plays it convincingly to no one’s surprise. Alas Argento, while looking good, simply doesn’t have much of a role to sink her teeth into and her accent seems at odds with her white-trash appearance.
Also on hand for a deliriously goofy plot twist is Helen Shaver, playing a TV producer that’s creating a show for Hopper who stumbles upon his secret – and then doesn’t turn him in or free Argento! As loony as Hopper is throughout, Shaver comes off twice as mad as she’s sponsoring the nutjob and wants to spread his gospel to the masses.
The end result is an occasionally disturbing chiller that feels as though it has been done too many times despite the updated editing and directorial stylings. While Hopper fans may eat it up and Argento’s cult following may enjoy it some, very few regular viewers will find much to hold their attention. That’s a shame, because the pairing of two cult phenomena like Hopper and Argento should have yield more satisfying (or at least campy) results.
- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, NTSC
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- Studio: Showtime Ent.
- DVD Release Date: March 28, 2006
- Run Time: 96 minutes
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