Hilary Swank stars as Juliet, a young NYC doctor in need of new residence after a rough break-up from her long-term boyfriend. When she stumbles upon an ad for a huge, gorgeous apartment in a desirable Brooklyn neighborhood with a below-average rent, Juliet thinks she's hit the jackpot. On top of that, the building owner, Max (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), is friendly, handsome, and available, and may be just the romantic rebound she needs. But soon, Juliet starts noticing strange happenings in her apartment and starts to wonder if maybe she's not alone in her new home. What starts off as a thriller with an interesting premise quickly disintegrates into a ridiculously unentertaining pile of garbage. This straight-to-DVD movie reveals pretty early on why it never came to theaters despite its two high-profile leads. Morgan is convincingly creepy as the landlord with an unhealthy obsession over his new tenant, but Swank is flat and boring, taking yet another misstep in her two-time Oscar-winning career. The acting is substandard, the plot is weak, the directing is messy, and the thrills are nonexistent. Don't waste your time with this one; it's an hour and a half of your life that you'll never get back.
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