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There are a lot of great new movies on Netflix this month but, for some reason, a lot of you are watching The Roommate on Netflix instead. This 2011 thriller crept up in the Netflix Top 10 trending titles this week, and comes from Danish director Christian E. Christiansen. (Yes, that is his real name.) Minka Kelly stars as Sara, a new college student who quickly becomes best friends with her roommate Rebecca (Leighton Meester)—until Rebecca turns out to be unstable and dangerous.
Even for 2011, The Roommate is cringe-worthy when it comes to the depiction of mental health issues. That said, I do understand the desire to queue up a dumb thriller starring people who were famous ten years ago. If you’re committed to watching The Roommate on Netflix, here’s a little more info on the film.
Who is in The Roommate cast?
The Roommate cast includes Leighton Meester, Minka Kelly, Cam Gigandet, Danneel Harris, Matt Lanter, Aly Michalka, and Billy Zane, aka a bunch of actors you might remember being “all that,” as the kids say, in the late aughts and early 2010s.
What is The Roommate about? What is The Roommate plot?
When she first arrives, college freshman Sara (Kelly) thinks her roommate Rebecca (Meester) is her new best friend. She also meets Tracy (Aly Michalka) and Stephen (Cam Gigandet), and Rebecca soon grows jealous that Sara is friends with Tracy, too. As we soon find out, Rebecca is bipolar and supposed to be on medication, which she hasn’t been taking. Apparently, this makes her murderous. (Like I said: This movie is not a great depiction of mental health.)
Was The Roommate well-reviewed? What do The Roommate reviews say?
The Roommate‘s Rotten Tomatoes score is a mere 4 percent, meaning it was pretty much universally panned by critics. The Guardian called it “witless,” and “badly acted” while TIME Magazine called it “exploitative schlock.” Admittedly sometimes critics can be snooty. This is not really the case here. The Roommate‘s audience score on Rotten Tomatoes is 24 percent, which, while higher than 4 percent, is still a decidedly failing grade.
But though The Roommate reviews may be terrible, it’s still an hour-and-31-minute distraction from the world. Sometimes that’s all you can ask for.
