Release: The Lady in the Lake

The Lady in the Lake
Genre: Mystery
Director: Joel & Ethan Coen
Writer: Dwight Gallo
Based on the novel by Raymond Chandler
Cast: George Clooney, Abbie Cornish, Bobby Cannavale, Ed Helms, Barry Pepper, Christopher Abbott, Stephen Root, Norman Reedus







Budget: $53,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $81,405,067
Foreign Box Office: $96,718,698
Total Profit: $26,094,477

Reaction: We were a little concerned with marketing the film in the mystery genre. The last mystery film with an A-List star we released was Drake, and we all know how well that went...

"The Coen Brothers have struck again with something a bit more up their alley than their last film for the studio (An Honest Mistake). No other filmmakers know how to utilize George Clooney's talents quite like they do. Here they make him a competent investigator, but they are sure to beat him up quite a bit and keep things difficult for him." - Chris Knowles, TV Guide

"It's official, George Clooney is the best Philip Marlowe yet. He has the charm, the intelligence, but he's also able to keep things light and fun with his charisma. I, for one, would love to see more of his interpretation of the character." - Sandy Glavine, Atlanta Constitution-Journal

"The Lady in the Lake just feels a bit redundant at this point. Far too many filmmakers have stolen from and been inspired by Raymond Chandler's novels that it all feels far too familiar. Even the Coen Brothers themselves borrowed heavily from Chandler for The Big Lebowski, so at times it feels like they're just repeating themselves." - Ken Hammerschmidt, Washington Post