Adrian Leduc is a loner one of those that seem to be the prototype for a serial killer. He is quite the opposite. Misunderstood even by himself. He doesn't have a clue about who he is. His rules are dictated by movies. I was transfixed because, as Martin Donovan repeats in his delightful and moving commentary "I'm nothing like him", I kept saying the same to myself "I'm nothing like him" but I felt a link and recognized myself in him even if, I repeat, I'm nothing like him. I understood his unacknowledged loneliness and his wanting something, someone, without knowing that he does. Colin Firth, in a beautifully constructed performance strips naked the heart and soul of Adrian Leduc, layer by layer. It is strange to realize how seldom we see characters so truthfully portrayed. "Apartment Zero" is not a film I can say I like but I do love it. 15 years after I saw it for the first time, it seems more relevant today, even more clear. For film lovers this is a collector's item.
Review of Apartment Zero
