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Best movie of this year hands down!

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best movie i've ever seen.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

This Canadian thriller has to be seen to be believed. It's an ultra-cheap production, made by Marvan Films (a production company never heard of again), and featuring in its main actor the unmistakable Lazar Rockwood, a distinctive-looking Serbian actor better known for playing bad guy henchmen in the rest of his movie parts.Rockwood's non-acting style takes some beating, it has to be said, and he ever makes the token female, Bonnie Beck, look good by comparison. The weirdest thing about this movie is the plot: Rockwood plays a burglar who becomes trapped in an underground complex of booby-trapped chambers and must use his brain to escape.It feels very much like an early version of a CUBE-style storyline, or perhaps a fictionalised CRYSTAL MAZE. And it's fair to say that this is an inept film throughout, with direction that's even worse than the acting. It comes as little surprise that Beck is forced to divest her clothing as the running time progresses, leaving her parading around in her skimpy underwear. Otherwise, I'm not really sure what I just watched!

Mr Reguly is correct, since about 15 years ago, we discovered this movie at the same time in high school.Mr. Rockwood defined our high school lives, and I am forever grateful. At least I think I am. We did drink a lot.Seriously though, this film is terrible, but is so infinitely quotable that any fan of B cinema owes it to themselves to seek it out!! How Lazar Rockwood was never picked up as a leading man in Hollywood is beyond me. Well, perhaps its because he can't act, or merely because he is just so unappealing to the eye. Perhaps we will never know. Mr. Rockwood makes me prouder to be Canadian than Celine Dion ever will!Bornagainst (Ryan)

Lazar Rockwood. An actor. A star. A sex object. A God? While he portrayed the somewhat clumsy, absent-minded, speech-slurring ex-con Boris in BEYOND THE 7TH DOOR, one has to wonder how and/or why his oh-so-obvious butchery of acting occurred? His performance, being substandard to the Nth degree, can only be a brilliant tactic by Lazar himself, saving a low-budget independent film from the obscurities in which 99.99% of low-budget films reside---no where! This movie would have been nothing if not for Rockwood's heart-felt gutsy performance, one that was over-looked by the Academy, but somehow unacceptably,the Gemeni awards (or whatever TV and film awards are in Canada) were not appeased by him, or the film itself. Imagine Robert DeNiro or Morgan Freeman or Jack Nicholson in the starring slot, and then honestly ask yourself: would this have been a better movie with a big name star or Lazar Rockwood in the lead role? Think about it! Its not wonder that this movie launched a stellar career for Rockwood; he WAS the movie. Decent plot, average co-star (although not in Rockwood's league, as an actor or as a looker), poor script that was saved by Rockwood's own brilliance, and virtually NO budget...still a film worth watching, but only for a truly remarkable star performance, by an actor whose first language is not English--could you tell?

It brought many a tear to my eye to see such a magical performance. Boris, portrayed by Hollywood heartthrob Lazar Rockwood, is perhaps the finest crafted, written and performed character in film history. You completely forget about Lazar's natural good looks, charm and intelligence and only see what he wants you to see, Boris, a second rate thief with a possible drug addiction and severe mental illness. Sometimes you think he's epileptic, sometimes autistic and other times it seems like he was just pulled out of the gutter, given a pack a smokes and told to stand in front of a camera. Lazar's performance was so flawless that during the sex scene in the grungy sewer/basement, I actually felt ill to my stomach, as I'm sure Lazar and the Director intended. I still get a little woozy just thinking about it, truly unbelievable stuff.1987 - Paul Newman won best actor for Color of Money and best picture went to Platoon. Lazar and Beyond the 7th Door didn't even receive a nomination.If nothing else the makeup crew should have received a nod for creating a believable "Boris" out of hansom leading man Rockwood. Keep the faith Lazar, don't get discouraged, performances like this will eventually be recognized for what they are - pure brilliance.