The Roommate

  • 2011


MOVIE IS typical predictable psychological thunderously
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3 % Rotten
$ 40 Million
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Positive Reviews 3
Negative reviews 44
Average Rating 1.5/5
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1.5
Its a lazy, bloodless, pointless, boring piece of work, lacking even the conviction to deliver a little cheap exploitation. Av Club
1.5
With few scares and minimal characterization, The Roommate is really just a far below par thriller that desperately wishes it were a different movie a .. EW
2.0
At first glance, THE ROOMMATE meets the bar of a successful suspense thriller. Common Sense Media
1.3
Christiansens slick direction maintains the materials obsession with surface loveliness, and faux titillating lesbian overtones run rampant.
1.0
Rest assured, the only work involved is watching the tiresome parade of flat line readings, workmanlike plot twists and pore magnifying close ups.
2.0
It all leads to the inevitable violent showdown that will seem like deja vu to anyone whos ever watched a late night cable thriller. The Hollywood Reporter
0.0
Further impediments to this films credibility are the facts that all the actors appear too old to be playing college students and the characters live ..
1.0
The Roommate cant be taken seriously for all Meesters genuine efforts, its basically moronic games with the mentally ill but it also misses the opport .. Telegraph
1.5
Without tension or suspense, the film is too gloomy and chaste to be a naughty exploitation picture but also too brainless to work as anything more re ..
1.8
This is perfect for the target audience: You can follow every dull detail and predictable plot device without ever glancing up from your cell phone. Eric Ds Nider
0.6
The Roommate the umpteenth uncredited remake of 1992s Single White Female sucks bad, real bad. Rolling Stone
2.0
In addition, the expected catfight climax is nicely handled, though it doesnt quite compensate for the films overall flaws.The films biggest problem i .. View London
1.0
The films cast comes straight from the world of lightweight teen television. News Day
1.3
Its the latest in the blank from hell genre, in which misogyny and entertainment are made to seem indistinguishable while the blank makes life hell fo .. Boston
1.3
Such a lapse in judgment and sensitivity would be more forgivable if the movie had any flair. Toronto Star
2.0
There are some interestingly nasty moments and some chills, but its predictable and derivative. Guardian
1.0
The Danish director Christian E Christiansens witless, badly acted thriller is a throwback to the early 1990s. Guardian
1.0
But as it is, the film ends up looking dreadful as well as being boring and lifeless. Reel Talk Reviews
0.0
Theres no tension, since its obvious from five minutes in how the plot is going to work itself out.You could spend the entire movie texting your frien .. Daily Mail
1.0
And because the people responsible arent around to see you supply the fury the film should have delivered, your tantrum will be like a tree falling in .. Movies
2.0
You Might As Well Stop Trying: to win the award for Best Eye Roll Into The Back of the Head for 2011.When you see this ocular move in the movie, just .. Movies
1.5
Its not as if this was supposed to be an Oscar vehicle, right.Oh, right. Time
1.0
The duo here are university students in Los Angeles: the lively Sara (Minka Kelly) and the loopy Rebecca (Leighton Meester) whose nuttiness is evident .. Express
2.0
Roommate Seeking Cellmate Like most of us, Ive had my own roommate issues in the past, but damn: MOSS BLUFF, Florida (AP) A man was arrested and accus .. Blogs Indie Wire
2.0
A film like The Roommate needs a healthy dose of wry humor to make the craziness palatable to acknowledge that yes this is pretty freaking far fetched .. Hollywood
1.5
It might have behooved the filmmakers to at least watch Barbet Schroeders great 1992 thriller Single White Female before embarking on their similarly .. Coles Mithey
3.5
Not only does the film fail to deliver one single chill, but it also looks dreadful cinematographer Phil Parmet delivers a constant dull murkiness, as .. Hit Fix
1.3
Psychological thrillers are like pieces of music: they require beats and rhythm.The Roommate has plenty of beats, but no rhythm. Aisle Seat
1.0
Billed as a thriller, The Roommate commits the great sin of PG 13ification.It pulls its punches too much. 7M Pictures
1.0
THE ROOMMATE Its exactly what you thought it would be: A plagiarized, campus set Single White Female pitched to teens, The Roommate traces over scenes .. La Weekly
2.0
There is just a massive absence of reasons to sit through 90 contrived minutes bereft of flair or suspense.The actors, much like poor Cuddles, never s .. Digital Spy
1.9
It is to be expected that The Roommate is totally and utterly formulaic, borrowing elements from every past movie that is almost exactly like this one .. Dustin Put Man
1.2
Of course, a thunderously dramatic resolution isnt entirely expected, but it wouldve been nice to emerge from this film clinging to one genuine surpri .. Brian Or Ndorf
1.0
Sure the typical horror movie formula works when it comes to delivering some good campy fun, but that doesnt mean you can take the usual pieces, slap .. Shockya
2.0
It comes to a pretty pass when the scariest thing about a thriller is Billy Zanes choice of hat.However, this is the sorry state of affairs in a wanna .. Sky
2.0
Pity then that director Christainsen chooses a teen friendly rating over cheap titillation and his uneven tone squanders all the ingredients for a goo .. The Skinny
1.3
Theres not one single nod or wink to the audience and it never manages to develop even an iota of suspense. Scene Stealers
1.0
The director Christiansen is found wanting when given a bigger canvas to work with, as the direction of the film is fraught with problems, and one fee .. The National
3.0
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh .. New York Time Out
3.0
Labeling The Roommate a psychological thriller is like calling the Twilight films horror movies because they have vampires and werewolves in them. Movies Ign
0.9
Unfortunately, by aiming the film at the teen demographic, what results is an erotic thriller with next to no erotic content. Movie Martyr
1.3
I know that beauty is only skin deep but in The Roommate its what takes the place of character. Illinois Times
1.0
I can sum it up like this: no boobs, no blood, no point. Walk away from this one please! Kpbs
0.5
But its hardly worth sticking around for the routine climax of this toothless thriller just to see the ocular sweets get all chewed up and mangled. Ear Of Newt
2.0
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1.0
The story offers nothing new to its genre.Instead of attempting to create a solid thriller, the filmmakers chose to make a typical one with bland char .. Big Hollywood
1.9
B.F.F. by Glenn Lovell All involved give it the old college try, but The Roommate never makes it beyond a dormitory retread of Single White Female and .. Cinema Dope



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