The Roommate (2011)
Directed by Christian E. Christiansen this thriller stars Minka Kelly and Leighton Meester. A first year college student gets a psycho for a roommate and surprisingly things do not turn out well.
This film is pretty obviously based on Single White Female (1992) and covers most cliches of the genre. As a film in it's own right this is not the worst thriller you will ever see but given that it is pretty predictable and the direction gives little tension or atmosphere there is not much to raise it above many similar films. You also have to wonder at what point cinema will stop making cheap use of mental illness as a motivation for antagonists and give a more responsible view of the issues involved.
2/5
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