Review of Joe's Apartment (1996) by Guillaume G — 24 Jun 2006

A musical with cockroaches: flippin hysterical.

This review of Joe's Apartment (1996) was written by Guillaume G on 24 Jun 2006.

Joe's Apartment has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Joel M (772) on 30 Apr 2011

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Joe lives in a NYC slum apartment infested by thousands of singing, dancing, and talking cockroaches…

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It's stupidity follows a lack of originality and terrible casting. No wonder Geffen Pictures was going downhill in it's final years as a studio…

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