
Set in modern day Buenos Aires, the film centers around a relationship between two emotionally crippled roommates. Adrian LeDuc is a lonely sociopath who is forced to rent his insane mother's room due to poor ticket sales at his revival movie theater. Jack Carney, the new roommate, appears normal enough at first but it soon becomes apparent that he is hiding something. As their friendship develops, Adrian suppresses his suspicions that Jack may be the government mercenary tur... (Full plot summary below)
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Set in modern day Buenos Aires, the film centers around a relationship between two emotionally crippled roommates. Adrian LeDuc is a lonely sociopath who is forced to rent his insane mother's room due to poor ticket sales at his revival movie theater. Jack Carney, the new roommate, appears normal enough at first but it soon becomes apparent that he is hiding something. As their friendship develops, Adrian suppresses his suspicions that Jack may be the government mercenary turned serial killer who has been terrorizing the city. The other eccentric residents of the building begin to worry as Adrian shows increasing signs that his mother's insanity may be hereditary. The shocking climax of this twisted tale of deceit, perversion and murder reveals the darker side of the human psyche.
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| South Florida Sun-SentinelRoger HurlburtNot without humor, Apartment Zero is a titillating foray into the dangerous, the unexpected and the macabre. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzIt remains intriguing even when it sort of derails in the final reel. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyStylish and intriguing mystery tale made on a low budget |
| VarietyVariety StaffApartment Zero emerges as a genuinely creepy, disturbing and gripping psychological piece. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonDonovan's bizarre, riveting thriller surely belongs on any list of the best "movies you've never heard of." |
| Rolling StonePeter Travers[This] film, a dazzling mix of mirth and menace, is that rare find: a thriller that plumbs the violence of the mind. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Chris HicksThe film is so leisurely paced and low-key, and perhaps a bit too vague when it's trying to be enigmatic, that it becomes boring. |
| Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyGive it zero for conduct, zero for concept and 100 for chutzpah. |
| Chicago TribuneDave KehrIt's that grab for political significance that does Apartment Zero in -- that turns what might have been a modestly successful psychological thriller into a messily failed art film. |
| Empire MagazineAngie ErrigoColin Firth is a first-rate young actor and Hart Brocher has the sex appeal to suggest magnetic nastiness, but the deeper they sink into this cesspit, the less you care. |