Josh Hartnett’s Shirtless Lure Scene Is Deeper Than You Assume

Spoilers for “Lure” observe.

One of many extra shocking facets of “Lure,” M. Night time Shyamalan’s absurd new thriller, is how a lot of the film continues to be left after Josh Hartnett’s character (Cooper) escapes the titular entice. Even after he escapes the live performance, after his serial killer id is revealed to his household, after his try to seize Woman Raven fails, the film retains going. His final hurrah earlier than the feds catch him for actual is a quiet dialog along with his spouse Rachel (Alison Tablet), during which they discuss how Rachel secretly kind of knew he was a serial killer the entire film, and the way Cooper is heartbroken by how his relationship along with his children has been completely damaged. Oh and in addition, Cooper takes off his shirt.

It is a sequence that is already gotten loads of buzz on-line, primarily as a result of Hartnett’s been a decades-long Hollywood heartthrob. You may’ve thought folks would cease lusting after him as he is gotten older, but when something, the thirst for Daddy Period Hartnett has grown even stronger. However whereas the scene may’ve have scored nicely with the attractive part of the viewers, it additionally had a transparent function past that. As Hartnett himself just lately advised PEOPLE: 

“I did not wish to cheat the viewers. I wished it to be as uncooked and scary and f***ed up as doable. Figuring out that he is OCD, and that he is acquired these kind of qualities about himself that does not wish to make a multitude, I assumed ‘would not or not it’s fascinating if over the course of this he simply begins taking his shirt off and it will get actually visceral.'”

It is easy to see his level: Cooper is portrayed as a really thorough, meticulous serial killer, somebody who managed to cover his true nature from his household for many years. Even the way in which he acquired caught was much less the results of sloppiness and extra the results of him being too good at his passion; his spouse caught onto him as a result of he lied to their neighbors slightly too simply, and since she sometimes observed the faint scent of a disinfectant from him when he got here dwelling. A annoyed Cooper remarks that there wasn’t a complete lot he may’ve executed about that. The concept he’d take his shirt off to keep away from getting his spouse’s blood on his garments checks out, and it additionally evokes a disturbing picture of how he is gone about killing his previous victims. 

Perhaps extra necessary is the way in which the visuals of the scene match up thematically with what Cooper’s doing. That is the scene the place he is lastly being open along with his spouse, letting her see who he actually is with none try of concealment. Having him actually take off a few of his garments as he is exhibiting her his true self seems like a becoming factor to do; the truth that he is simple on the eyes is only a enjoyable bonus. And hey, when you’re searching for extra shirtless Hartnett scenes, man is “Fortunate Quantity Slevin” the proper film for you.