Review of Apartment Zero (1989) by Steve C — 05 Oct 2013

Interesting to view this again after 25 years - how times have changed. Now I appreciate the black comedy more and the cine references - especially to 'Psycho' in the closing sequence. But the complicity and denial of the neighours now reads as a rather heavy-handed political metaphor.

Totally unbelievable that they should not recognize the transvestitism of their fellow occupant. Colin Firth is miscast and his Eraser-head 'do' is weird - would have worked better with a younger, effete, blond actor with a lighter voice.

And given Jack is an amoral hustler and Adrian homosexual and that the story extends over several weeks or even months, then surely the relationship would have become rapidly sexual and physical.