dcw-12 The allegory of the film is the centerpiece. Which isn't the best thing considering its fairly ham-fisted. Allegory works best when its on a emotional level rather than an intellectual level and the allegory here in this film is predominantly intellectual.As I said in the summary it seemed like a lot of opportunity to create a better film wasn't taken advantage of. In terms of visual elements, emotion, lighting, etc. Again this goes back to the allegory being the centerpiece and the filmmaker overemphasizing this.Still the acting isn't bad and the film is watchable if you have some free time. If what you look for in a film is something to intellectually mull over this maybe just your ticket.

Claudio Carvalho In Redwood County, the dancer Gina (Asia Argento) is attacked and her boyfriend is killed by a maniac in a motel. Gina is attended by Sergeant Burns (Lochlyn Munro) and Lieutenant Krebs (Dennis Hopper) insists in giving a lift to her when she leaves the hospital. However, he kidnaps Gina and arrests her in a cell in the basement of his isolated house. The deranged policeman has a serious trauma from his childhood with dancers of night-clubs and establishes rules and punctuations for Gina while she is imprisoned. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Krebs is stalked by a local, Ruthie (Helen Shaver), who has a crush on him and wants to promote his amateurish puppet show with the character Deputy Rock, his alter-ego. Sgt. Burns is trying to find a clue where the missing Gina may be."The Keeper" is another predictable rip-off of William Wyler's "The Collector". This time, the captor is a deranged lieutenant and the captive is a dancer. The story entertains, but Dennis Hopper is too old and fat for the lead character. The heavy make-up on his face is highlighted in the image of the DVD. It is ridiculous the scene where a young dancer that is keeping her shape working-out in her cell is chased by an old fat man that is able to catch her. Today is a rainy day in Rio de Janeiro, and this movie was a reasonable choice for a boring afternoon. My vote is five.Title (Brazil): "Obsessão" ("Obsession")

bangquackadoodle This movie, co-starring Helen Shaver and Asia Argento, is in keeping with the oddness expected of Dennis Hopper. His motivation to do a movie like this one is questionable and I would be the first to wonder how much he was paid or whether this was him doing someone a favor for a friend or... I think you can get the picture. Lo-budget film, poor plot, crummy lines for the co-stars all contribute to the mystery of Hopper without saying much for anyone else in the film. I believe it to be the former of the assumptions; they paid Dennis well for this one. It takes place in a small town. The lake region where it was filmed contains stunningly beautiful scenes. The home where most of the movie takes place is itself is a stereotypical classic. The prison like cage dwelling of the costar, Asia Argento is classic too. There is an interesting amount of testosterone mixed in as well that contributes to some excitement during a puppet scene performed by Hopper toward the end. Shaver's role could have been better defined and Argento could have come across with more emotion, but her acting was good considering the role she played as a kidnapped stripper. Hopper as the psychotic sheriff is not at his best, but Hopper's best, in my opinion, cannot be defined which may help explain why I rented the film in the first place. I gave it a 2 because it is no Titanic or Capote, but given the genre, I could have rated it higher.

sarah-282 Whilst this film may not be the best I have ever seen it is FAR from the worst.The acting is not bad at all. There is nothing wrong with the plot. I think it is worth a watch and doesn't deserve some of the comments here.Asia Argento is gorgeous as always and Dennis Hopper plays the cop just right. If you want to see a really bad move watch "Def by Temptation"!!! The Keeper is actually an OK movie. It might not win any Oscars but it is certainly no turkey.