The Roommate (I) (2011)

College student Sara finds that her new roommate Rebecca has an obsession with her, which quickly turns violent.

Director:

Christian E. Christiansen

Writers:

Sonny Mallhi, Nick Bylsma,

Stars:

Leighton Meester, Shirley Norris, Minka Kelly

7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leighton Meester	...	Rebecca Evans
Shirley Norris	...	Kate
Nick Bylsma	...	Hunter
Minka Kelly	...	Sara Matthews
Cam Gigandet	...	Stephen
Lauren Alfano	...	Samantha Tangent
Aly Michalka	...	Tracy Morgan
Danneel Ackles	...	Irene (as Danneel Harris)
Frances Fisher	...	Alison Evans
Tomas Arana	...	Jeff Evans
Billy Zane	...	Professor Roberts
Nina Dobrev	...	Maria
Matt Lanter	...	Jason
Kat Graham	...	Kim Johnson (as Katerina Graham)
Johannes Raassina	...	Band Member

Storyline

Fresh from Des Moines, Iowa, Sara Matthews has just landed in Los Angeles as a college freshman studying fashion design. She meets handsome Stephen, party-lover Tracy, and roommate Rebecca. Rebecca is nice, sweet and ready to share everything with Sara. It could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. But Tracy is convinced that there's something seriously wrong with Rebecca and bad things start happening to everyone close to Sara. If Sara is to have a normal college experience, she's going to have to get to the bottom of what's up with Rebecca and quickly get out of her clutches.

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Plot Keywords:

roommate | obsession | freshman | kneed in the groin | kitten | 

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Taglines:

NOTHING tests a friendship like murder.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 February 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Peligrosa compañía

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£120,365 (UK) (8 April 2011)

Gross:

£120,365 (UK) (8 April 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Vertigo Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

It literally takes Sara one hour into the film to realize that Rebecca is psychotic.

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Goofs

When Rebecca rubs her finger across her new tattoo in the mirror, you can clearly see the "ink" cracking as her skin stretches; making it obvious that it is a temporary "rub on" tattoo.

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Quotes

Maria: [Maria gets up]
Rebecca Evans: Rebecca.
Rebecca Evans: [Rebecca turns around]
Maria: We were never friends.
Rebecca Evans: ...

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Connections

Referenced in The 37th Annual People's Choice Awards (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Higher"
Written by Chuck Kentis, David Palmer and Natasha Pearce
Performed by Dekoder
Courtesy of Etcetc Music Pty Ltd

User Reviews

The movie fails on almost every count but it's still mildly amusing.

'THE ROOMMATE': Two Stars (Out of Five)

New variation on 'SINGLE WHITE FEMALE', this one revolving around two college freshmen living on campus together at ULA. It stars 'GOSSIP GIRL's Leighton Meester as the psycho student and Minka Kelly as the good girl. The film is directed by Christian E. Christiansen and written by first time writer Sonny Mallhi. It's mildly amusing at times but for the most part it's routine and devoid of thrills or any real action.

Kelly plays Sara Matthews and Meester plays Rebecca Evans. When the two first meet in the dorm room they've both been given they immediately hit it off. What Sara doesn't realize is that she's made too much of an impression on Rebecca and she quickly becomes obsessed with her. Sara is also troubled by an ex-boyfriend (Matt Lanter) who keeps calling but has met a new love interest in drummer Stephen Morterelli (Cam Gigandet). This doesn't sit well with Rebecca who wants Sara all to herself. Her obsession turns to creepy and dangerous really fast.

The film is very light on thrills and violence (for a thriller). The first two thirds of the film actually play out more like a depressing character study drama leaving the viewer feeling more sorry for Rebecca than afraid of her but then of course the end turns to routine third act 'B' movie trash and we finally get some action. Meester is somewhat good as the troubled student and Kelly looks beautiful but for the most part the movie has no real acting to speak of. The dialogue is weak and scares and thrills, like I said, are nearly nonexistent. The movie fails on almost every count but it's still mildly amusing. I give it some credit for not putting me to sleep but it's mostly a waste.

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