Bridget Fonda,
Jennifer Jason Leigh,
Steven Weber,
Peter Friedman,
Stephen Tobolowsky
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In this psychological thriller, a needy young woman finds fulfillment by trying to literally become her successful roommate. Attractive Manhattanite Allison Jones (Bridget Fonda) has it all: a handsom... read more
Directed by: Barbet Schroeder
Release Date: August 14, 1992
DVD Release Date: February 24, 1998
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June 23, 2011Predictable, not that good acting, except for the physcopath. Quite creepy at times but nothing that you haven't seen before.
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May 8, 2011If I remember correctly this movie was thrilling, and I liked it. But I'd like to see it again, since I can't remember it that well.
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April 17, 2011Excellent thriller. Great cast and plot. A single girl places an ad in a newspaper for a lodger. The new lodger has a troubled past and looks for a new friend and identity. Watch out for the killer heels!
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November 18, 2009Jennifer Jason Lee was unbelievably good in this movie as a psychotic room mate, but that was about the best thing about it. I like the idea of a female psychotic. Bridget Fonda was lacking any real emotions and unlikable. I was actually rooting for Jennifer Jason Lee the entire ... read more
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August 28, 2009This is a film I've been wanting to see for quite some time. I remember hearing how creepy it was when I was younger, but never understanding what it was about exactly. Being a female in my 20's, oh now I know! Never rent a room out to someone you don't know! Very scary and it's ... read more
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August 5, 2009A very good sexy thriller which seems to have stood the test of time. A good story and idea for a thriller as a woman advertises for a flatmate. All seems well at first before the new resident starts to become more weird and threatening as time goes by. It has a good strong cast ... read more
Critic Reviews
April 14, 2008
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
April 14, 2008
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Despite excellent lead performances and numerous memorable scenes, this still feels like two different movies in one. Full Review
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times
The film is smooth, entertaining and believably sophisticated. It has far more sound psychological underpinnings than other movies of its type. Full Review
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Schroeder goes through the motions -- the movie is elegantly made -- but this synthetic Hollywood package panders shamelessly to the baser instincts.
January 1, 2000
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
The tension between its content and its trashy form is precisely the key to its vitality. If it were any less cheap, it wouldn't have the same edgy, gut-twisting jolt. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
This is a story which, in other hands, could have simply been an all-female slasher movie, but Barbet Schroeder, who produced and directed it, has a mordant humor that pushes the material over the top... Full Review
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
You watch this thing coolly intrigued and sometimes amused, rather than terrified and taken in -- even when the stabbing raises its bloody, predictable hand. Full Review
April 18, 2008
Beth Accomando, KPBS.org
A waste of the talented Jennifer Jason Leigh and director Schroder
April 14, 2008
Matt Mueller, Empire Magazine
Fluffy thriller, with moments of unintentional humour. Full Review
April 14, 2008
Film4
The climax is a long time coming, and you can't help feeling that the adaptation would work better as a play. Full Review
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