Small Apartments (2012)

A man is surrounded by strange events and odd neighbors in this adaptation of Chris Millis' novel.

Director:

Jonas Åkerlund

Writers:

Chris Millis (novel), Chris Millis (screenplay),

Stars:

Matt Lucas, James Caan, Juno Temple

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matt Lucas	...	Franklin Franklin
Nugget	...	Franklin's Dog
James Caan	...	Mr. Allspice
Juno Temple	...	Simone
Saffron Burrows	...	Francine
Johnny Knoxville	...	Tommy Balls
Dolph Lundgren	...	Dr. Sage Mennox
Rebel Wilson	...	Rocky
James Marsden	...	Bernard Franklin
DJ Qualls	...	Artie
Peter Stormare	...	Mr. Olivetti
Tara Holt	...	Amber
Noel Gugliemi	...	Dog Walker
David Koechner	...	Detective O'Grady
Scott Sheldon	...	Officer Smith

Storyline

When a clumsy deadbeat accidentally kills his landlord, he must do everything in his power to hide the body, only to find the distractions of lust, the death of his beloved brother and a crew of misfit characters, force him on a journey where a fortune awaits him.

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Plot Keywords:

landlord | neighbor neighbor relationship | horn | brain tumor | stolen car | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some violence, sexual content and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 2013 (France)

Also Known As:

Garip Komsular

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Morocco Junction Pictures, Deviant Films, 1812 Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in 20 days.

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Connections

Referenced in Blood and Guts with Scott Ian: Scott Ian Gets His Face Cut in Half by Jerry Constantine (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Late, Later On"
Written and performed by Per Gessle

User Reviews

Darkly Intriguing

I rented this movie from a Redbox, for something amusing to watch on a night off from work. Instead, I found it to be a psychological cross section of character studies of people I don't get to see much in films, or life, for that matter.

It's not a film for everyone. The characters are people who would be considered the lowlifes by most folks in our society. These characters are those that are the broken, the cast offs, the castaways, the hopeless. But these people have their own dreams and dignities, that we may scoff at, but are what keep them going.

Matt Lucas brings a kind of innocent goofiness to his character, Franklin Franklin. His brother was taking care of him up until a year before. When you take Franklin's behavior, and then other certain scenes together, you may conclude that he has a mental illness of some kind. That said, it changed my empathy for his character very much.

Why Franklin finds himself in the dilemma of disposing of his landlord's dead body comes as a surprise, and as he goes about it, the viewer comes to know Franklin better.

There is some wonderful star power in this movie, and they shine subtly, but brilliantly. The music is spot on for the scenes and the direction and editing are perfection.

In the end, there are some repetitions that are silly and some patterns that are interesting. And the twist at the end is great. It's a long way to Switzerland!