The Sublet (2015)

The Sublet is a suspense driven psychological thriller about Joanna, a new mom coping with her baby alone in an odd sublet apartment. As her husband neglects her to focus on his career, ... See full summary »

Director:

John Ainslie

Writers:

Alyson Richards, John Ainslie

Stars:

Tianna Nori, Mark Matechuk, Krista Madison

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview:
Tianna Nori	...	Joanna
Mark Matechuk	...	Jeff
Krista Madison	...	Margaret
Porter Randell	...	Porter
Rachel Sellan	...	Alex
James Murray	...	George
Mark Ettlinger	...	Detective Harrison
Jeff Sinasac	...	Detective Galagher
Liv Collins	...	Young Woman
Cameron Nash	...	Young Man
Mary-Elizabeth Willcott	...	Homeless Woman

Storyline

The Sublet is a suspense driven psychological thriller about Joanna, a new mom coping with her baby alone in an odd sublet apartment. As her husband neglects her to focus on his career, Joanna questions her sanity as she discovers a violent past to the apartment and suspects that the building may be haunted.

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Plot Keywords:

two word title | written by director | husband wife relationship | psychological thriller | possession | 

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 April 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Sublet

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Fawn Films, Breakthrough Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was released under the title The Resident in the UK.

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Goofs

During the knocking on the door sequence Joanna notices all the items she had just placed in a cardboard box have inexplicably been returned to their previous locations, with the now empty box resting on a green arm chair. However, in the following shot the box is no longer on the chair and is missing altogether.

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Soundtracks

Peephole
By Laura Barrett
Recorded by Laura Barrett
Produced by Laura Barrett & Caleb Stull

User Reviews

Wasn't a particularly impressive movie experience...

I didn't know anything about this movie prior to sitting down to watch it. I didn't even read the synopsis. All that I needed was knowing that it was a horror movie.

However, it turned out that "The Sublet" was somewhat of an ordeal to sit through. It was a rather slow paced storyline with very little happening throughout the course of the story actually. Director John Ainslie actually did manage to construct a movie that built up a suspense in a good way, but despite the build up of suspense it didn't climax into anything worthwhile.

The acting in the movie was adequate, and people were doing good enough jobs with their roles and characters, despite the limitations imposed by the script and storyline.

"The Sublet" was not a horror movie that was big on special effects or practical effects for that matter. Nah, this type of movie is the kind that makes good with mood and atmosphere. Was that a good thing? Well, yeah sort of, as the build up of suspense and keeping the audience in the dark was good.

This was a less than mediocre foray into the horror genre, and "The Sublet" doesn't really offer anything to the genre that hasn't already been seen before in other horror movies. So don't expect anything overly innovative here.

I must admit that I found my interest and attention span ebbing as the movie progressed and I was actually tempted to just give up and eject the DVD with only 15 minutes left of the movie. I did, however, decide to finish the movie. Which wasn't a particular improvement to the rest of the movie.

There are far better horror movies available. And the few scenes and ideas throughout the movie that actually were nicely constructed was hardly enough to make it up for the rest of the movie. "The Sublet" scores a meager 4 out of 10 stars from me.