Going into the film, I knew that it was not going to be the greatest movie ever and that there would be some flaws but I had some hope for it. While the film tries somewhat and there might be a few minor highlights, The Roommate is really a mess of a film that in the end falls flat completely.
The Roommate is pretty much an unofficial remake of the 1992 film, Single White Female. It is the story of a lady named Rebecca (Leighton Meester) who lives with Sara (Minka Kelly) and as times goes on, Sara learns that Rebecca is more than we might think and also not the innocent person we might think she is.
One main problem with this film is the acting of Leighton Meester. She is certainly attractive but her acting here needs a lot of work. She is not scary as she should be in this role and the character often moves the film in the absolute wrong direction at the wrong time.
There is a lot of talk of fashion in this movie for some reason. I am not much into fashion and maybe I am not the one to judge it's role here but this movie really needed more plot. I am also not sure what audience the director Christian E. Christiansen was looking to appeal to here. The last time I checked, people that are into fashion are usually not much into horror films.
Along with the bad lead, overall the movie has a terrible cast. All of them are uninteresting and frankly slow down the film. Rebecca's parents are terrible and at times don't see to know anything about the world.
Even through I think this was one of the worst movies of 2011, I guess I give give it some credit for trying. Even if a remake, it is kind of an interesting idea and the only action scene in the film is pretty good so that is something. Not much though.
In the end, The Roommate is a poorly structured film that does not have a lot going for it and is a movie that I think will be long forgotten years down the road.
1.5/5
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