Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

best movie i've ever seen.

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

It's the worst horror film that i have seen, don't waste your time

APARTMENT 1303 is another pointless American remake of a Japanese horror flick of the same name. It was originally shown in 3D although I saw the 2D version and I didn't seem to be missing much. I wasn't a particular fan of the original film but this is far, far worse, a cheap imitator at best and an extremely boring film at worst. The story sees a couple of bland characters moving into a haunted apartment and finding themselves menaced by the usual spirit brought to life by cheap and cheesy CGI. The story manages to waste Rebecca De Mornay who only appears in a couple of scenes, while Mischa Barton - who is a peripheral character to the story - gets way too much screen time with her bland character. This isn't even bad enough to be funny, just dull.

This is not the worst movie I've seen, but it's in the race. You can't tell a horror story revealing all sinister facts from the beginning. Rebecca De Mornay is overacted. I know she's not the best actress, but in Mother's Day she was very good. The music and lights are OK and help to the scary whole thing. I believe that the main problem is on directing and editing. The performances are not so bad, and with a proper edition work, may be a better movie. There are two good things in the movie: the Apartment's view and Corey Sevier's body. This is a movie that I know that I will remember, and maybe could see it again. I'm a big horror movies fan and sometimes when you give a second chance, with proper environment (low lights, a rainy day), a movie could be better than the first time.

First of all I want to make a point about Rebecca De Mornay. I really like her and I think she is a great actress and I kinda feel sorry for her in relation to this movie, because all the scenes she is in are the only good scenes, but every other scene is crap, so she probably didn't know what she was signing up for. Luckily she still manages to deliver a solid performance, however that is where the good points end. Every other cast member is a bad actor, especially the actress who plays Janet (who appears to be the main character but randomly dies half an hour into the movie). Julianne Michelle, who plays Janet, has got to be one of the worst actresses ever and the scene where her character dies was one of my favourites; not because it was good but because I didn't have to listen to her utter another damn word. Anyway, on with the other bad things... the screenplay is absolutely stupid, the story is one of the most un-original i've ever heard (ooh, someone died in an apartment and now makes new residents commit suicide, where have I heard that before). The characters are uninteresting and one-dimensional (except for Rebecca De Mornay's), the CGI is awful, and there is so much of it , even when it's unnecessary e.g. the apartment building, the view from the balcony of 1303, the bath water (grrrrrr). I dread to think what the 3D version of this movie is like. This movie has no redeeming qualities. Finally, after watching this movie, I tried to think of things in it that allowed me to be glad about the fact that I watched it. All I could come up with was that I now know that Rebecca De Mornay can sing (and is great at it) and that she can still deliver a great performance when under the worst direction and working with the worst supporting cast/screenplay. (Do Not Watch This Movie)