1BR: The Apartment

I've always have more respect with film that has low budget and did the best they could. It's clear that this film has low budget, and manage to make the most of it, that being said it has an unknown cast, average acting and average production. As of the story, the concept is decent. But it's a bit too draggy with little to no plot development. There are also some dull and dumb moment. The horror thriller is good, considering... . The twist is not jaw dropping, but it's pretty good. All and All, it's watchable but don't get too hyped up.

With some genuinely disturbing parts. And just when you think it can't be much harder to watch, it gets harder to watch. It takes around 30 minutes to set up then the last hour a real rollercoaster ride with a fairly high squick factor. Overall a very satisfying horror/thriller.

I expected this to be horrible; but I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it.

This seems like a more original story rather than something that's been done over and over again (poorly).

It had some dull moments but overall I enjoyed it.

1BR - ok I reckon it makes sense that it stands for 1 Bedroom. When it comes to revealing what the movie is about - I reckon it doesn't say much. The German title for the movie "The Appartment" may not be revealing that much either, but there is a subtitle that is quite on the "spoiler" side of things - that's why I won't mention what is being said there.

The poster here may be an indication too, but you know it is a thriller at least if you found your way to this page. I for one did only know that much. It becomes pretty clear what direction this will go ... and while it is mostly psychological horror there is some vivid physical horror and violence too. And there is an ending you may predict or see coming. Once you start something, it's not just as easy as ... switching something off. Interesting premise, nicely played out

I was pleasantly surprised by this story of imprisonment with semi-political subtext.

Asides from the usage of the word "creepy" it didn't really do the little things that annoy me in horror/thrillers but even then they sort of justified it.

I can't tell you I loved this movie but refreshingly it's more of a case that they made it too well! Be warned how the characters in this will tick you off. It brings to mind the quote by Crystal Eastman "so much oppression takes the form of protection".

I think I kept watching just because I wanted a pay off to all the bullying by people who think they're in the right morally.

A lot of this just feels like torture porn and not in a great way. But that's kind of balanced out by the aforementioned features and it serves a function to help you follow the protagonists emotional journey. She was a bland and fairly passive protagonist (sort of the point really) but it's not really about her, it's about the situation.

More anger educing than scary, without going into spoilers, this did not end, repeat NOT end in a way that left me feeling insulted or taken for a ride. There's several respectable surprises along the way too.

My final remark is that this is above average and I hope there are people who will appreciate this in they way I couldn't quite.