Apartment Zero (1989)
2h 4m | PG-13
In a rundown area of Buenos Aires, at the dawn of the 1980s, Adrian LeDuc owns both a struggling movie theater and a shabby apartment building filled with eccentric, squabbling tenants. To make ends meet, Adrian takes in a roommate, Jack Carney, but soon begins to suspect that the quiet American is responsible for a series of political assassinations that are rocking the city.
Director: Martin Donovan
Studio: Producers Representative Organization
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Horror
Video: 720p
Cast
Colin Firth
as Adrian LeDuc
Hart Bochner
as Jack Carney
Dora Bryan
as Margaret McKinney
Liz Smith
as Mary Louise McKinney
Mirella D'Angelo
as Laura Werpachowsky
James Telfer
as Vanessa
Reviews
I was quite excited about _Apartment Zero_, but it didn’t quite hit the mark for me. It felt like it was trying a bit too hard to seem deep—throwing in political twists that were very heavily foreshadowed, that ending up as a distraction from the juicy psychological drama I wanted more of. The slow pace had me checking my watch a few times; instead of being intriguing, it tipped into melodrama. Still, Colin Firth was fantastic as Adrian, perfectly twitchy and awkward, and Hart Bochner brought just enough charm and creepiness to keep things lively. Plus Dora Bryan and Liz Smith popped up adding some fun and eccentricity. Not amazing, but their performances made it worthwhile.