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The Roommate (I) (2011) 4.6
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Metascore: 23/100
Reviews: 99 user | 132 critic | 16 from Metacritic.com College student Sara finds that her new roommate Rebecca has an obsession with her, which quickly turns violent. Director:Christian E. Christiansen |
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Cast
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Shirley Norris | ... |
Kate
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Irene
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Alison Evans
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Jeff Evans
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Jason
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Kim Johnson
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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. Written by napierslogs
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"SWF college student seeks same. Must be willing to share - everything. Killer personality a plus." ...Say hello to Rebecca. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
4 February 2011 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Peligrosa compañía See more »Box Office
Budget:
$16,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£120,365 (UK) (8 April 2011)Gross:
£120,365 (UK) (8 April 2011)Company Credits
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Written and Performed by Drew Smith
By Arrangement with Coda Music Inc.
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It literally takes Sara one hour into the film to realize that Rebecca is psychotic. See more »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. See more »Soundtracks
"Clockwork"Written and Performed by Drew Smith
By Arrangement with Coda Music Inc.
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The Roommate is one of those films, that when you first the trailer, you think to yourself, "This is gonna suck". But only when you actually see the film do you realize that you were only partly wrong. The Roommate's premise is simple enough. A young pretty girl is being stalked and obsessed with by her roommate. The film revolves around Sarah (Minka Kelly) who is on her own, going to college and learning new things. Little does she know that she has a stalker roommate, Rebecca (Leighton Meester). As soon as Rebecca and Sarah become closer to each other, strange events begin to occur. Each of Sarah's close friends or allies becomes hurt, or sometimes even killed. I wonder who could've done this?
The good thing about The Roommate is that it is a pretty decent thriller. Even though it doesn't even come close to meeting the standards of a horror movie, it still delivers some chills and even some cheap jump scares. The acting is good as well. With the exception of Minka Kelly. Cam Gigandet delivers a solid sometimes annoying performance as Sarah's new beau. Even though he is not in the film for long, he lifts our spirits when things are going rough, which is pretty much every 10 minutes. But the real scene stealer here is Leighton Meester as the crazed roommate. Meester delivers a believable potent performance, psychotic one moment and sweet the next.
The bad things about the film are that in the very beginning it moves far too fast. Jumping from one thing to the next in the blink of an eye. Also, the writing really could've used a makeover. I mean, the dialogue in this film is ridiculous. All in all, the film is at times stupid and the deaths aren't very well executed, if executed at all. But the acting and characters keep you around for the show. Overall, The Roommate is a film I would recommend, but only to open-minded movie watchers.