Apartment Troubles

2014 American film
Running time
80 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Apartment Troubles is a 2014 American comedy-drama film written, directed by, and starring Jess Weixler and Jennifer Prediger.[1][2][3][4] The film marks the screenwriting and directorial debut of both Weixler and Prediger.[5]

Plot

Olivia and Nicole share an apartment in New York City, where they pay an illegal sublease to a landlord with whom they have under-the-table arrangement. When Olivia's cat dies, she and Nicole travel to Hollywood to visit her aunt, Kimberly, who works as a judge at American Idol competitor, That Special Something.

Cast

  • Jess Weixler as Nicole
  • Jennifer Prediger as Olivia
  • Megan Mullally as Aunt Kimberley
  • Will Forte[5]
  • Jeffrey Tambor[5]
  • Bob Byington as Uncle Robert

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 43% based on reviews from 7 critics, with an average rating of 4.3/10.[6] Sandie Angulo Chen of Common Sense Media awarded the film one star out of four.[7] Kate Erbland of The Dissolve awarded it three stars out of five.[8]

Geoff Berkshire of Variety called Apartment Troubles "a slight and only mildly amusing buddy comedy".[9]

Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter, wrote: "Creative miscalculation rarely gets celebrated so enthusiastically".[10]

According to Michael Nordine of IndieWire, the comedy that he saw was "awry".[11]

References

  1. ^ Walsh, Katie (March 24, 2015). "Exclusive: Will Forte Gets Weird In Clip from 'Apartment Troubles'". IndieWire. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Kamen, Tory (April 2, 2015). "'Apartment Troubles' Directors/Stars Jennifer Prediger & Jess Weixler on Making a Film With a New BFF". IndieWire. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  3. ^ Sinacola, Dom (March 10, 2015). "Take a Walk-thru of This Exclusive Clip from Apartment Troubles". Paste.
  4. ^ Goldstein, Gary (March 26, 2015). "Review 'Apartment Troubles' only the start of pair's problems". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 26, 2015). "Gravitas Ventures Has 'Apartment Troubles'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  6. ^ "Apartment Troubles". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  7. ^ Chen, Sandie Angulo. "Apartment Troubles". Common Sense Media. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  8. ^ Erbland, Kate (March 25, 2015). "Apartment Troubles". The Dissolve.
  9. ^ Berkshire, Geoff (June 19, 2014). "Film Review: 'Trouble Dolls'". Variety.
  10. ^ Lowe, Justin (June 30, 2014). "'Trouble Dolls': LAFF Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  11. ^ Nordine, Michael (June 26, 2014). "L.A. Film Fest Review: 'Trouble Dolls' Shows You What Happens When Comedy Goes Awry". IndieWire. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
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