Small Apartments: Go Watch it Now!

Ok, so, first thing's first. This movie is weird. It's goofy, strange, out there, and questionable at times. And while it's not the best movie I've ever seen and certainly wouldn't win any major awards, it was enjoyable all the same, and I'd happily recommend it.

I'd never even heard anything about Small Apartments but came across it in the Redbox with my friend. After some investigation, we decided to go for it. Why the heck not? It had some stars that we liked (James Marsden, Billy Crystal, Rebel Wilson) and seemed as though it would be on the weird side - which is sometimes the best kind of movie. After popping the DVD in, we soon realized that Small Apartments was more than on the weird side. Let me explain...

• The main character's name is Franklin Franklin
• He is bald, walks around in just underwear more often than not, has a gross amount of orange soda two liters throughout his apartment, and has one of those giant horns from the Ricola cough drop commercials
• His brother, James Marsden, is in a mental institution and sends him "motivational" cassettes along with his toenail clippings on a daily basis
• The supporting cast are all super strange, too
• It's just an odd movie in general
• The whole premise is around the fact that Franklin Franklin killed his landlord and is trying to get rid of his body

So as you can see, I wasn't fooling you when I said this was a weirdo type of movie. Honestly, there's no overwhelming message you're left with at the end or anything of that sort. It wasn't deep or positive or even sentimental. At least not really. It was just strange - a hilariously odd, somewhat uncomfortable movie that had its fair share of humorous quirks. I laughed out loud on multiple occasions (though it was purely out of discomfort sometimes), shrieked when Franklin Franklin was in his whitey tighties over and over, and kept thinking to myself, "Oh, that's really strange." And while I won't watch it again for a good while, I would recommend you take a peek at Small Apartments just because the weird factor is all the way up there. Even if you just watch this movie once, it'll be something to talk about.

Adios amigos,

Liz :)