When Sarah lucks into a sweet one-bedroom at Asilo Del Mar Apartments in Los Angeles, she thinks she's hit the jackpot. It's got plenty of space, friendly tenants, group BBQs and even a cute neighbour next door. All is not what it seems: loud noises start keeping her awake at night; her cat is missing; everyone seems to be a little too helpful and friendly, except for the weirdo, Lester. Soon, Sarah learns she didn't choose this apartment — it chose her.
Nicole Brydon Bloom Giles Matthey Taylor Nichols Alan Blumenfeld Naomi Grossman Celeste Sullivan Susan Davis Clayton Hoff Earnestine Phillips Hailey Giles Andrea Gabriel Curtis Webster Sean Savadian Luke Pacheco Kevin Mulhare Daniel McDonald Suzshi Lang Mark Krenik Tracy Déchaux Evan Dickson Andrew Carrillo Jay Pennick Hannah Altman
Austin Thomas Samuel Sandweiss Allard Cantor Jake Alden-Falconer Jarrod Murray Shane Vorster Nic Izzi Alok Mishra
Девушка из первой квартиры, Apartment 1BR, 1BR : The Apartment, Ад по соседству, El vecindario, 아파트 209, 1BR: O Apartamento, 夺命公寓, Hàng Xóm Quái Dị, อพาร์ทเม้นท์ขังตาย, 詭寓, Kawalerka, Пекло по сусідству, The Apartment - Willkommen im Alptraum, 1BR - Benvenuti nell'incubo, マッド・ハウス
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This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
ok the implication that the entirety of LA is a cult is extremely funny
Boy Netflix sure was pushing the shit outta this one on me and I was like “OMG ALRIGHT ALREADY”, but you know it turned out to be pretty good!
A cute girl moves into an apartment complex after an open house which I didn’t realize was even a thing, but then I guess apartment properties in the heart of LA are a lot different to come by than the suburbs of Columbus. She gets all swept up with the wrong crowd and there were multiple times where I was like “um if that was me I’d have just pushed that dudes eyeballs straight through his skull and peaced the fuck out”, but I guess not everyone is me and that’s the…
1BR is a creepy indie thriller that effectively blends drama with its limited resources. Sarah, played by Nicole Brydon Bloom, moves to Los Angeles and finds what seems like the perfect one-bedroom apartment in a friendly complex. However, things take a turn as she realizes something isn’t quite right about her new home. The beginning is a bit clunky, but about 30 minutes in, the film really picks up. The tone shifts from uneasy to unpredictable, and the editing works well. Bloom's performance is strong, while the supporting cast is decent. Although the suspense could have been pushed further, likely due to budget constraints, the ending is fascinating. I went in without much knowledge of the film, and overall, I found it quite good.
Rent Strike 2020!
"I am happy" - Sarah,
I'd still rather live there than at a mega-church.
In 1BR a woman moves into a new apartment community only to find out the community is not everything that she hoped it would be... in fact it's fucking creepy. The less you know the better but this is a fun low budget psychological horror film with lots of twists and turns to enjoy. Honestly, the acting isn't great and the story falls apart the more you think about it but I still had fun and would recommend to horror fans.
The main character’s choices confused me...
Any place that has that many community barbecues is suspect as hell.
1BR reminds me that a nice camera doesn't mean the cinematography will be good. 1BR is a film that's utterly devoid of a presence behind the camera. There is no mise-en-scène, there is no personality. The camerawork is simply on autopilot, the editing doing small simple cuts between scenes. It's just so aggressively barebones that it thrusts the rest of the film into the harsh light, exposing all of its flaws for all to see.
It's just terrible through and through. The question of why is the one that I kept asking. Why was any of this was happening? Why would they would go to the lengths they went to accomplish so little? Why was I watching this movie? The…
What if The Master and The Invitation had a not so brilliant, not that interesting son?
There are some really good stuff in it, from the great cinematography to some very good lead performance.
There are some legit moments of tension like the whole hand nailing wall scene, though the film gets trapped in this bubble of sorts where it reminds you to other flicks which for me hurts the viewing experience as you can't help but to remember all of this that came before.
All in all, while it might be too derivative for its own good and the opening confuses rather that establish the story, it still has enough entertaining value to gauge your interest.
i don't know if i'm just getting sensitive as i get older but i'm starting to get over these films that are just cruel for the point of being cruel. i enjoyed the film from a structural standpoint but i kept finding myself more irritated by the villains than actually being scared. but the cat was cute
Cults are messed up, especially heterosexual neighborly ones
lester was a real one
