Roman (2006)

Director:

Angela Bettis

Writer:

Lucky McKee (writer)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Sometimes Death Is Not So Natural

Plot:

A lonely young man's obsession with his neighbor gets the best of him, resulting in a murder, a cover-up ... and a potential new romance?

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Desperation | Apartment | Factory | Los Angeles

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Lucky McKee	...	Roman
Nectar Rose	...	Eva / Dream Girl
Kristen Bell	...	The Girl / Isis
Ben Boyer	...	Russ
Mike McKee	...	Leroy Wolf
Jesse Hlubik	...	Jesse
Chris Sivertson	...	Lanky Worker
Ernie Banks	...	Cyrus
Adam Gierasch	...	Boyd
Eddie Steeples	...	Detective
Thomas Beaumont	...	The Waiter
Vanessa Menendez	...	Hedda Gabler
Lotus Harmony	...	Dream Girl
Pancho Alvarez	...	Lunch Room Worker
Steve Copeland	...	Lunch Room Worker

Also Known As:

May 2: The Story of Roman (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Auteur Entertainment

Trivia:

The full film was shot with a digital video camera. The interviews were also filmed with the same camera.

Quotes:

Isis, the Girl: My mother would like this face.
Roman: She got a number?

Movie Connections:

References Harvey (1950)

A love story without the love...Tragic? no, more like reality.

I say it is a good compliment to Lucky Mckee's first story "May" but not even close to the quality of it. It's a decent film if your a fan of Lucky's. It seemed as if Roman was filmed before "May" and released after it. The pace is slow, but i believe this is deliberate. This story does not waste time, in a good way, with fluff. You can very quickly feel what Roman is about. If I did not already know about this story beforehand I would believe it was real. I like stories that can toe the line of real but still keep me interested which is the makings of a good movie. Now that being said, I expected better from the team of Bettis and McKee, even without an extreme budget this was a story that could have been more. I blame the editor. Movie are destroyed or saved by editing. I expected better story development. The idea was great but the translation was muffled