Amazon.com video review:
A tense psychological thriller, Apartment Zero concerns
the intertwining of a loner, film buff Colin Firth (The English
Patient) and his new mysterious boarder (Hart Bochner) in
present-day Argentina. The new roommate is enigmatic and outgoing,
befriending everyone that the poor loner could not. But Firth soon
suspects a connection between his boarder's appearance and the reports
of bodies in the streets murdered for political reasons.
The heart of the film lies in the increasingly bizarre relationship
that develops between the two opposites, breeding the seeds of
mistrust. An original and offbeat noir-type drama, the film,
cowritten by David Koepp (Jurassic Park),
proceeds at a slow and deliberate pace, gradually drawing the viewer
deeper into the intrigue and isolation of Firth's tortured soul. Some
genuinely creepy moments and an all-around macabre mystery make this
film worthwhile viewing for mystery fans everywhere. --Robert
Lane
