Allie's boyfriend Sam cheats on her which leads to her kicking him out of the apartment and placing an add for a new roommate. Enter Hedra - a shy, but seemingly together young woman who fills the void. As great as things are at first, they start to deteriorate as Hedy shows severe jealousy and codependency. Hedy doesn't just want to be close to Allie, she wants to become her and she'll get rid of anyone who gets in the middle of her plans.
Single White Female is one of the stronger entries in the early 90's trend of trying to make everything scary (husbands, roommates, nannies, office temps, etc.) thanks to wonderful performances from Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh and stylish direction by Barbet Shroeder.
It does fall into typical psychothriller cliches by the finale when it abandons the relatively sound psychological horror of the first two acts and blossoms into a glorified slasher movie, but it's still very exciting and well done.
Single White Female is one of the stronger entries in the early 90's trend of trying to make everything scary (husbands, roommates, nannies, office temps, etc.) thanks to wonderful performances from Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh and stylish direction by Barbet Shroeder.
It does fall into typical psychothriller cliches by the finale when it abandons the relatively sound psychological horror of the first two acts and blossoms into a glorified slasher movie, but it's still very exciting and well done.