The Roommate [Blu-ray]

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I do not understand all the criticism this movie is getting. Perhaps it is because I have never seen the often mentioned "Single White Female" and therefore haven't seen how heavily this movie is plagiarized, but in any event that type of thing is common in Hollywood. Also I prefer more "conservative" movies so if SWF was R and this was PG-13, I would inevitably prefer "The Roommate." I have some experience with both mental illness and social isolation and could therefore relate to this movie, although it was certainly not perfect. I recognized Minka Kelly from the TV show "Parenthood" but I did not recognize any of the other cast members. I'm only 28 but I guess I am not that hip apparently. The Tracy character reminded me of Paris Hilton. Was that intentional? It appears that Sara is about to start college and has a very troubled roommate with a very serious case of bi-polar disorder (Rebecca). Rebecca also appears to be struggling with lesbianism which is possibly in conflict with her religious beliefs. Rebecca is glad to have a roommate as maybe now she can finally have a friend. She clearly hasn't had very many. There seem to be some very genuine BFF like moments. The point where Sara looks at Rebecca's Facebook page and announces that she is Rebecca's best friend is very touching. However it was not meant to be. Although Sara initially is very friendly toward Rebecca, as her mental condition becomes more and more obvious, Sara eventually wants to break off all communication with Rebecca. This leads to the climactic scene where Rebecca is killed in self-defense. I found the movie to be thoroughly interesting from beginning to end. The soundtrack worked well for the movie. The haunting scenes had very good music. I had to look away when Rebecca was cutting herself and when she killed Cuddles. Ironically her murder of Jason was easier to take. I guess that's the liberal media for you LOL. The film certainly has holes, such as why Tracy didn't call the police, how the police dealt with Rebecca's death, and was Rebecca a lesbian struggling with her sexual orientation? She did want to date one of her high school classmates, the one "she was never friends with", didn't she? Also I was a bit confused about the scene where Rebecca catches Sara's design professor. How did Rebecca know how to trap him so easily? Why did he think the tape would get him? Well it got him somehow. I also don't understand Rebecca and Irene's relationship. They made out in a lesbian bar restroom and then went to Irene's apartment. Is that when Irene was tied up or did they have sex that night? If the kiss was insincere, wouldn't Irene have been able to snuff it out? Rebecca does not show any interest in a heterosexual romantic relationship in the film. Was Rebecca trying to make out with Sara in the fight scene? It seemed like she was. Despite confusing moments, this was a very interesting and compelling film.

Sara (Minka Kelly) is new to UCLA. She got into Brown, but when her boyfriend didn’t get in, she goes to UCLA with him instead. But then he takes her spot at Brown, leaving her stranded — betrayal at its finest. Still, this artist-slash-aspiring fashion designer is making the most of things, and has made new friends and connections in party girl Tracy (Aly Michalka) and fashion startup girl Irene (Danneel Ackles), a new boyfriend (Cam Gigandet), and a cool fashion professor-slash-mentor (Billy Zane). She also has Rebecca (Leighton Meester), her new roommate. Rebecca is super-reliable, always there when Sara needs her the most. Sure, she’s strange at times, and seems to have no friends but Sara, but she’s a fellow artist, a kindred spirit. But then the strangeness escalates. Rebecca freaks out whenever Sara spends time away from her, showing a neediness that’s beyond normal. Sara gives her the benefit of the doubt again and again — until Rebecca’s enmeshment gets way out of hand, to the point of committing murder.There’s a lot to cover here. This is a remake of 1992’s hit thriller SINGLE WHITE FEMALE. The new producers modernize the story, adjusting the characterization and flipping the story’s arc. In this movie, Sara is the one with the dead sister (not a twin), and Rebecca tries to fill that void by becoming a sister to Sara. Rebecca doesn’t mirror Sara the way Hedy mirrors Allie in SWF (remember the part where Hedy emerges from the stairs with Allie’s same exact hairstyle, color and cut? Creep-y!). No need. Sara and Rebecca look a lot alike — with their deep-set brown eyes and glowy skin (as someone with deep-set brown eyes, all I can say is yay!), and Rebecca’s former friend-slash-object of obsession (Nina Dobrev), looks a lot like Sara. In this movie, Rebecca mirrors Sara in a soul-deep level, by becoming everything she thinks Sara wants and needs, and by isolating Sara from everyone else. In SWF, Hedy focuses on the external, while Rebecca centers on the internal. The rest is more or less the same. Sara — like Allie — is sexually harassed. Rebecca hates Sara’s boyfriend (and other friends), and an adorable pet gets murdered in this one too. Instead of a playful Labrador puppy, we get an adorable kitten. (I’m glad both movies don’t show the actual act, but still, as an animal lover, these scenes are super-triggering to me.) There’s also a difference between the two villains — and that’s their personality disorders. Hedy is a sociopath, and Rebecca shows all signs of having Borderline Personality Disorder. Here’s how to tell (spoilers ahead):In SWF, Hedy shows up after Allie places an ad requesting a roommate after her brutal break up with her cheating fiancé. Hedy appears quiet, shy, insecure about her looks. Still, Allie likes her. Hedy is handy. She fixes things around the house and has a knack for finding and fixing old furniture. She is resourceful and reliable. She’s also a great listener. But when Allie makes up with her fiancé, she loses interest in Hedy, preferring to spend her nights at her fiancé’s apartment. That’s when Hedy’s sweet and bashful mask starts to slip. She’s now possessive and clingy, always around, even when Allie wants to be alone with Sam. More and more, Hedy dresses, acts and talks like Allie, mirroring her every move. She also shows an overt sexual side that contradicts her shy persona. She chats casually with Sam in nothing but an open nightshirt and panties. Both Allie and Sam are uncomfortable with this. I could name more things, but I’ll just get to the point. What makes Hedy a sociopath? She doesn’t know how to relate to people. This shows in her interactions with Allie and Sam, and how she’s always contradicting herself. She doesn’t seem to understand that she’s overstepping boundaries, that it’s not OK to walk around half-naked in front of her “best friend’s” boyfriend. Her motive is obvious — she wants to prove that Sam will cheat on Allie again. The way she goes about proving this is what disconnects her from reality. She doesn’t see the flaw in her plan (that she’s seducing her friend’s man). Would Allie thank her for this? No rational person would ever approve such a thing. Hedy doesn’t get the fact that mirroring and copying someone else is not normal. She just doesn’t “get it." Hedy clearly lacks empathy and shows complete dissociation from reality (Antisocial Personality Disorder). This is not uncommon with Cluster B disordered individuals. They think they appear normal — and they're pretty convincing at times, but then something strange slips out, causing confusion to others. Something always slips with these people. Good thing they can rely on cognitive dissonance to fool others, huh? Too bad we don't have special sunglasses that could show us the Cluster Bs from regular people (like in the movie THEY LIVE).In THE ROOMMATE, Rebecca is Sara’s college roommate. I don’t know if she becomes Sara's roommate on purpose or if it's a coincidence. The movie does not tell us. Rebecca, like Hedy, is reliable and loyal — a little too much. But Rebecca’s immediate attachment to Sara stems from a deep fear of abandonment. This shows whenever Sara spends the night at her boyfriend’s dorm room, or when she hangs out with other people. Rebecca manipulates Sara with threats, intimidation and kidnapping. At the same time, she keeps Sara from moving out by making up stories of attacks, problems, hysterics, and emotional blackmail. She gaslights Sara to kingdom come. Sara is an obvious empath — much nicer than Allie — and she “feels bad” for Rebecca (even when she expresses her annoyance to her boyfriend). There is enmeshment. The most notable one is when Rebecca gets the same exact tattoo as Sara (this is the new version of Allie’s hair salon freakout). Rebecca cuts and mutilates her body to keep Sara from leaving. She screams, cries, behaves oddly, and becomes hysterical at the mere prospect of being alone. She controls Sara and everyone around her. She shows ASPD tendencies in that she doesn't interact with anyone other than Sara. Like Hedy, she doesn't know how to relate to people, and this shows in her "creepy stalker" behavior towards Tracy and Stephen (Sara's boyfriend). She doesn't even hide the fact that she's strange. She only hides it from Sara, but her mask slips often. As nice as Sara is, like all victims of Cluster B personality types, she eventually grows tired of Rebecca’s mind games and tries to break free, unable to co-exist with such an unstable individual.Easter Egg Moment: Rebecca hates her parents. We get a bit of backstory on her life in this movie (which didn’t happen in SWF). We meet her parents. The mother introduces herself as “Alison.” She has short, strawberry-red hair, just like Allie (Bridget Fonda) in SINGLE WHITE FEMALE. Is Allie Rebecca’s mother?This new version fills the blanks that the previous version left behind, but that’s the only good thing about this movie. Is it a bad film? No, but like most remakes, it falls short, and the suspense is rushed. Meester is appropriately creepy in this movie. Villian roles seem to be her forté, but I couldn’t help thinking about Blair Waldorf from GOSSIP GIRL. Meester pouts, sulks and scowls a lot in this movie, just like Blair. (Meester is beautiful, and her facial expressions remind me of Alicia Silverstone circa CLUELESS and a scowling Julianne Moore.) I even had fantasies about Blair going dark(er), changing her name, and moving to LA to pass as an art student, after murdering Chuck Bass for his philandering ways. The rest of the cast is great. Meester and Kelly are gorgeous — the director works those deep-set brown eyes to full advantage! THE ROOMMATE is entertaining, a good way to pass a long train ride or so, but it’s not memorable. It’s not SINGLE WHITE FEMALE. Three out of five vanilla iced coffees.

Love Minka Kelly and her style in this movie, very tasteful and builds dignity within the thinking of the viewer as they watch the movie! I really feel for her roommate who starts to lose it bit by bit. It makes me wonder how many young women are out there who are just like her. Who just need someone to be there for them, give them hugs, pay attention to them, emotionally build them up. That's all her roommate really wants deep down inside. Obviously counseling, and talking about what happened to her would work her through a healing process but she seems to be a person who lacks having a family life, and emotional love which every human being needs. That's what I chose to see in the roommate. I girl starving for attention, nurturing, and love in an non sick way.

Item tel que décrit. Je recommande ce vendeur. AAA+++

Siempre me ha gustado, y ahora la quería comprar en blu-rayThe roommate [Italia]ASIN: B004WB0S3WAudio: Italiano (DTS-HD High Res Audio), Catalán (Dolby Digital 5.1), Inglés (DTS-HD High Res Audio), Castellano (DTS-HD High Res Audio)

Great movie. Love Leighton Meester. Makes one scared to have a roommate though.

Pas mal même si,ça ne paraît pas évident que ce soit un thriller un début mais l'intrigue s'installe petit à petit dans le film en dévoilant le vrai visage de cette colocataire qui devient de plus en plus inquiétante. Je tenais à signaler un passage avec cette superbe chanson "surrender". C'est son titre il me semble !!!

Très bon film j ai adore .Leighton meester et minka Kelly sont super .bon scénario ! Un peu peur .