Review of 2LDK

The two girls in the film really kick some butt. After two house mate actresses audition for the same role in a big Japanese film "Yakuza Wives" their jealousy and lack of consideration for each other lead to a crazy fight to the death. Yukihiko Tsutsumi really put these girls through their paces and like his portrayal of the mythical "Aragami" in the film of the same name 2ldk is shot in one room (in 2ldk's case an apartment) and filmed in one long take with no breaks. These girls can act. The character development is quirky and charming - Nozomi being a conservative uptight kind of girl labeling food in the fridge checking the bath tub for pubic hair, Lana being the opposite dripping in Chanel, Gucci and Hermes surreptitiously selling herself as a party girl winding up Nozomi about being a virgin. Nozomi and Lana basically disagree about house mate etiquette until finally Nozomi exacts her frustrations at Lana scratching Lana's face against a straw floor panel and destroying Lana's bedroom. Obviously Lana cracks it beyond the point of no return. And i'm talking really cracks it. These girls pull out no stops: Beating each other with beauty queen statues, chainsaws, fire extinguishers, ninja stars, boiling water, samurai swords, electrocution even cleaning products. Its totally crazy! The few small special effects are b-grade but add to the likability of the film!

2LDK is nonstop fun which will have you giggling and clenching your teeth - and its low on blood and guts but big on action so both guys and girls will adore it if they like the genre. You fall in love with the neurotic characters and crazy action wanting so much more as the film ends at a disappointing 70 minutes.

definitely worth seeing if you like Quentin Tarantino, Alexander Payne or Michael Patrick Jann's Drop Dead Gorgeous.