Apartment 4E

A low-budget indie drama that takes place almost entirely in a single space and deals with the conflict between two very different individuals, one a white male and the other a black female. Both are suffering from their own personal demons and in the end are able to finally combat them and change for the better. As low key as it is, the story itself throws some pretty shocking revelations at the viewer and is very heavy on dialogue. Nicole Beharie gives a powerhouse performance as a woman suffering from bipolar disorder and is on the very edge of killing herself. She manages to be terrifying, sexy, riveting, and hilarious throughout, and sometimes even all at once. It'll be a crime if her performance in this doesn't lead to many more roles in the near-future. Christopher J. Domig holds his own well, giving a quiet, calculated performance full of complexity and controlled rage. This is a very, very slow film, so it obviously won't appeal to everyone. I saw it at the Pan African Film Festival and at least two people fell asleep, but thankfully, everyone else was able to appreciate it for the challenging, perceptive film it truly is.

Almost unbearable pseudo-intellectual nonsense. It has an original story line, and I appreciated it's mood and pace, but it is so full of non-sequiturs and philosophical gibberish that I felt like I was reading someone's embarrassing middle school poetry. Full of meretricious profundity. I understand that I may sound arrogant (especially when using a term like meretricious) and harsh, but I actually couldn't help from feeling nauseous and cringing. Cannibal Holocaust was easier to watch. I can only see it as thought provoking or emotionally resonant for somebody that is too lazy to pick up a treatise or postmodern novel, or watch an O'Neill play. Also some overacting, enough that I was well aware that I was watching a movie with actors,as well.

I thought this movie had some serious powerhouse acting in it. Dialogue heavy which initially made me fear for boredom to come. But it never came. I was impressed.

Nicole was superb.

I would surely hope that this was at least considered for some sort of awards, and if not, it was sadly missed.

I don't want to give spoilers because I want to tell people to watch. To pay attention. To see the realism with the acting.

I hope the director does many more things in the future. I look forward to them.