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The Roommate

Overview


Genre :

Thriller

Release Date :

February 04, 2011

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Christian E. Christiansen

Starring :

Leighton Meester, Alyson Michalka, Danneel Harris, Cam Gigandet, Minka Kelly, Matt Lanter, Frances Fisher, Billy Zane, Alex Meraz

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Don't waste your weekend watch this movie.    Readers  2 of 5 [Rate It]

1 of 4

“..the movie leans heavily on John Frizzell's strident string-heavy score..”
by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]
1 of 4

“..telegraphs every dull twist and turn to the point that its harried set pieces feel like parodic recreations of cliched genre scenarios..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
Review rate : D

“..isn't a particularly great film..”
by Scott Tobias [AV Club]
1 of 4

“..is too timid to make an impression of any kind..”
by Jason Anderson [Toronto Star]
“..is too gloomy and chaste to be a naughty exploitation picture but also too brainless to work as anything more real..”
by Elizabeth Weitzman [LA Times]
2 of 5

“..is really just a far-below-par thriller that desperately wishes it were a different movie..”
by Keith Staskiewicz [Entertainment Weekly]
“..is an all-too-familiar tale..”
by Frank Scheck [Hollywood Reporter]
1.5 of 5

“..if The Roommate's idea of both were less plastic, it might not play like such a bad knock-off..”
by John P. McCarthy [Boxoffice Magazine]
“..formulaic and forgettable..”
by Rob Nelson [Variety]
“..fails to ape the shadow-striped cinematography of the original film..”
by Jeannette Catsoulis [NY Times]
1 of 5

“..fails on every level..”
by Chris Barsanti [Filmcritic.com]

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