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 [us]

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

Writer Chris Millis's original novel (that the script is based on) won 23rd Annual International 3-Day Novel-Writing Contest (2000).

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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

"Shopping With Mother"
Written and performed by Per Gessle

User Reviews

Small apartments and apparently smaller lives but not so small a lesson!

This movie is weird and disturbing movie when it starts but by the end it proves true to the purpose it is intended to have. The lives of the residents of an apartment building change when the owner is accidentally killed by one of the inhabitant. It take a while to get the hang of the pulse of the movie and it requires a lot of patience. The main protagonist is a loner and a voyeur who misses his ill(mentally) brother from whom he gets his taped messages. Meanwhile he is trying to dispose off the dead body of the owner.

You do not fall in love with its characters or empathize with them but it definitely scares you to see their lives and you pray not to end up like them. But there are few moments when you feel sad for the people portrayed who are stuck in their little world and have distant hopes of escape from it. This movie forces you to confront or at least acknowledge the alienation,apathy,and surrender of some in the modern society who live on it fringe with little expectation of any worthwhile impact on anyone's life other than their own. But still it leaves you with a nice little message about forgiveness , family and the meaning of a well lived life.

You are not going to remember this movie for long but it's decently directed eerie movie for a select few who are patient enough to take a lesson home.

PS: Watch at your own risk.Either you will hate it or you will applaud the efforts for such a real depiction of lives in small apartments!