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40 minutes of nothing before things starts to happen and even then it's all just about how she keeps getting more bites with everyone around her being a imbecile, ignoring everything and how SHE IS COVERED WITH BITE MARKS. The police don't care, her neighbours don't care, the hospital doesn't care. And it keeps going back to her back story about her abusive boyfriend that I can't give a rats behind about. I watched an hour of this before I stopped because NOTHING HAPPENS. In an hour of watching, the only hint of a monster you ever get is a drawing on a wall (the poster of the movie) and the bite marks she keeps getting. I expected it'd be a buncha little bugs, like the ravenous scarabs of The Mummy or some disgusting worms or whatever. Nope. I skipped ahead to see what the monster was and... IT'S A LITTLE BAT YOU BARELY GET TO SEE. HOW IS THIS SCARY?! They even made an out of focus shot of their little ugly hand puppet bat sitting in a towel with shiny eyes, but you can't tell what it is because the shot is so out of focus. Most likely because the puppet looks bad if it were in focus.

Not scary, not interesting, not anything. In the start it even felt like a comedy due to her goofy, overly friendly neighbor. Acting is all fine, no complaints there. But as a horror movie, this fails miserably.

For a low budget film shot in basically one location this has more dynamic special effects than you usually find in such fare. The cast is attractive and likeable and the lead actress delivers a meaty performance.

The only negative is lazy scripting, particularly in the first half. The writers and director didn't try very hard to map out the logic of the main character's actions which made for some head-scratching viewing.

For example, after blowing a job interview the leading lady "fortuitously" bumps into an old high school friend right outside the building, leading to a second chance at a job, But despite being tortured by large mysterious lesions and with three weeks to the next job interview, she doesn't bother to see a doctor until after her disturbing appearance blows the second interview, nor does she make any effort to cover the lesions with make-up (which again she does after the interview) or opaque stockings. She shows up looking like a diseased junkie.

It does get better. The ending is predictable but satisfying enough. Despite its flaws, the crisp direction and fresh special effects make for a fun little creature feature.

Horror films truly suck in the 21st century, and It makes me wonder how even straight to dvd films are being produced. I watched this crap yesterday, and I knew it was going to be a stupid, but I said, what the hell, and gave it a go. Let me just say that I have not gone to a movie theater in years to purchase tickets, for the simple reason of not wanting to pay for failure anymore, and this film among-st others, have not failed to prove me wrong. This movie was silly and made no sense whatsoever, especially the part when she goes on an interview with sores all over her body and covered none of the up, after being referred by a friend. Who the hell does that? But you cover sores when you go see your ex? This is how inexperienced writers write stories. Do I recommend? Hell no, but if you have a afternoon to burn, go for it. Other than that. Don't waste your time.

I wanted to give 5 stars, but due to the tedious editing, I decided to give it 4 stars.

What is the definition of a slow movie? Too much filler? Then Yes, this is a slow movie, however I wouldn't say this is a slow paced movie. It's just it could be condenced quite a bit; it seems as if too many scenes were lengthened to make this movie a full feature. Maybe the director's intention was to build tension, but the audience doesn't want to see the same scene repeatedly. For example, when the heroine sneaked into the neighbor's apartment, so many similar shots are inserted till she finally finds the creepy thing on the walls. Even then, the director included a few cuts of different walls which look basically the same. When she is being attacked by the creature, she gets knocked out, wakes up, gets attacked, and then knocked out all over again. Those scenes are supposed to be the climax, but the editing makes the movie dull.

Another thing is that it takes wayyy too long for the heroine to go to see a doctor. A decent parson who has a job interview in the near future wouldn't overlook this kind of situation; it's a life threatening kind! The other reviewer mentioned about her lack of common sense in the interview. I totally agree with him. She doesn't even make an attempt to cover up her issues and then she puts makeup on and shows up in a pretty good condition at her ex's house. That scene blew my mind. So if she tries, she can hide bloody scars very well? What!? That's just too sloppy a story line even for a B movie.

Although I have criticized this movie so far, there were some worth mentioning good parts. The apartment super was a nice relief and I liked his acting. I also liked the creature design. It reminds me of '80s horror creatures which were created not by CG, but by the special technicians with their hands. And it was kinda cute, too. The fighting with the creature was a bit redundant, but pretty good in the end. I really liked that some small details of the heroine were used effectively in those scenes. I have my own personal taste towards a strong female lead thus I was quite happy when the heroine finally showed her guts. Some people may see it as if stupid, but this is not a movie to take it seriously.

If you watch this movie on DVD or some sort which you can fast forward, give it a try especially your liking is a creature movie. Keep your remote handy ;) but don't miss the extra scene after the credits as well.

When I sat down to watch this film, I clearly knew I'm doing it out of boredom and having nothing better to watch. So I was expecting to see something very silly just for the fun of it. But I was very nicely surprised that this film turned out to be decent! True, it is quite cliché but the story is coherent and develops nicely, it doesn't get too slow or boring even if at a point it reaches the verge of it. But then we get this (to me at least) cute little creature and everything and it balances very nicely.

For those that may be looking for a heavy mystery OR slasher-kind of traditional gore.. well, it won't be your thing. But for those looking to kill some time while having their curiousity maintained, entertained and are open-minded to some humor, as well as not being judgemental or expecting wow-s, it's a pretty good movie. Compared to the majority of the stereotype of "stupid teenagers running around while being chased by a monster or villain" Apartment 212 is a real jewel, it has none of that. In fact, you'll find some quality presentation and interesting elements. The characters are relatable and likeable, it's pretty simple really, and has an unexpectedly catchy atmosphere.

After I watched it, I really want to see something similar but I'm actually having difficulties finding something with equal quality - which to me means it managed to more or less impress me somehow and is better than most of the rest of cliché choices. I'd say it's a good and enjoyable watch! If you have time you don't know what to do with, give it a chance.

Spoiler - How on God's earth did Jennifer decide to go to an interview clad with short skirt and a short sleeved top covered in bites! Yet fast forward to the part where she miraculously manages to apply full coverage make up to entice her ex back at his pad and wonders why she didn't get the job. Personally the 'gremlin' got the thumbs up for me and should have clobbered her along with the ex. Dreadful dreadful and dreadful for everything. The only thing that was good was the gremlin, I'd have kept it as a pet.

I was hopeful but wasn't expecting much by this little creature feature. There are a few movies out there which are kinda along the same line (Bug, Bite & Itsy Bitsy is coming out soon too)but this is one is fairly original and I like it. It reminds me a bit of the famous Trilogy of Terror Episode with Karen Black written by Richard Matheson which all serious horror enthusiasts should be familiar with. without any spoilers, it's about a woman who after recently moving into a new apartment suffers some increasingly worse mysterious bites on her body while she sleeps. The movie has decent production and chose wisely when to spend money on effects where they needed them. A big named actress, budget and a little script tinkering could have made this an 8 or 9 in my opinion. There isn't much here that you don't see coming by the end but it was enjoyable and entertaining. If the above sounds interesting to you, you'll probably like it. It scratched my horror itch, if you'll pardon my pun.

Ok so when the main character stops by her ex's house, she knows how to put on makeup and cover the open sores she's been getting but.... prior to that when she's goes into an interview... she doesn't do any of that and goes in with everything looming like a tweaker. This kind of writing makes the character look incredibly dumb and had me waiting for the movie to end. They could have just as easily had her come to terms with the little monster earlier and played out the guy getting fucked up by it while the woman played innocent, secretly helping it.

Felt like there was potential for more comedy involving the monster, gave me minor vibes reminiscent of the hand from Evil Dead 2... the movie was meh.

This is definitely not your run of the mill creature horror flick......in fact you don't even see the "creatures" until 1 hour 13 minutes into the movie! and the film is only 1 hour 38 minutes long so you need to be patient In saying that the acting is very good and it's a solid film overall but I think this film can't make up it's mind if it wants to be a creature horror or a psychological journey in escaping domestic abuse seen through the eyes of Jennifer I liked it, but it won't be for everyone's taste