The Resident Moves In on DVD and Blu-Ray March 29
In The Resident (2011), Hilary Swank nails the role of beautiful Dr. Juliet Bliss Devereau, recently single and looking for a new home. Broken-hearted after her break-up, she wants more than just a hotel room where she can hang her hat. (Wasn’t she a lawyer in last month’s DVD release? If Hilary Swank is anything like the characters she portrays, don’t mess with the woman. Seriously.)
She finds the perfect apartment—or it finds her—in Brooklyn. Great view, great rent, cute landlord (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) who is both handy and helpful, this pre-war beauty is spacious, boasts gorgeous woodwork, and the rent is low (if you consider $3800 a month low; remember, we’re talking Brooklyn. You wouldn’t want to know the rents in Manhattan). With all that it’s got going for it, a person would be crazy not to snap it up. Unless, of course, that person has seen enough horror films to know that poor cell phone reception is always a sign of impending doom, and that cute landlord does mention something about bad cell phone reception.
Getting a great landlord is a rare thing indeed. Consider how many people you’ve heard sing the praises of their landlords compared to how many complain about the rotten skunk. Finding one who will carry your groceries and is johnny-on-the-spot with repairs is a luxury, unless…well, this landlord makes everyone else’s landlord problems look insignificant (yes, even the guy who won’t fix the heat in sub-zero weather).
Jeffrey Dean Morgan is not just creepy in the role of Max, a nice guy who really isn’t; he’s downright scary. When we first meet his grandfather (Christopher Lee—this is a Hammer Film, after all), we think, “now, there’s a weird guy,” but that’s before Max goes into obsessive mode. After watching this flick, you’ll be checking for monsters under the bed.
Directed by Antti JokinenThe Resident is a tight thriller, with a disturbing vibe. It will be released on March 29, 2011, on Blu-ray and DVD, and is available for pre-order.
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