First of all watching this movie made me feel a little old because I didn't know a single actor in it! It also made me think back to my college days and how irresponsible some college kids are. Education is a privilege and an honor and they just want to drink and party. Two young actresses named Minka Kelly and Leighton Meester do a fine job as a real "odd couple" sort of roommates. Kelly is convincing as Sara the "nice" girl. The only problem that I have with her character, no nice way to say this, she is as dense as they come. It should have been obvious to her that Rebecca was cuckoo for coco puffs and she doesn't wake up and realize it until its almost too late. Meester is awesome as Rebecca. She manages the difficult task of making her character frightening but also sympathetic in a way. You realize that shes insane but shes also sad and very lonely. Its so pathetic how she keeps telling Sara "I just want to be your friend". Studies have shown that many female psychopaths often hide their true nature behind a facade of kindness and warmth and Meester certainly does that well. I noticed that the one beef people have with this film is that its a rip off of 1992s Single White Female. I agree and I noticed that they even rip off the shower scene in Psycho as well. This movie is entertaining just not very original. I think the best part is the ending, its very hold onto your seat and they pull out all the stops. I also wanted to compliment the director for keeping the blood and gore to a minimum. That makes a better film. In conclusion, I wanted to say that the part where Rebecca kills Cuddles in the oven really made me sad. I saw where she was getting jealous of the cat and I knew Cuddles had used up all of his nine lives!
Review of The Roommate
