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The Tenement (2003)

Horror     Not Rated

Plot

There is something evil about The Tenement. It does something strange to the people who live there. Ethan Fernier is obsessed with the horror movies of B-movie director, Winston Korman. His destiny lies in the shadows of a black rose - the symbol of decayed innocence. Sarah, a simple mute, lives her life listening to the radio but obsessed neighbor, Henry Wallace has other plans for her. Jimmy Wayne Garrick is bitten by a wild animal and becomes obsessed with the idea that he is becoming a werewolf. The Taxi Driver is a serial killer who picks up innocent women. One of his victims gives him more than he bargained for.

Acting

Average-Below Average.

Gore

Some blood, but light on gore.

Sex/Nudity

Man butt, and a stripper giving a lap dance.

Final Thoughts

Another movie which is way too long at 2 hours. There are very mixed thing in this movie, some of the sequence (which may or may not be poor comedic attempts) are awful, and some surrounding those segments are very good, I think had those awful segments been taken out it would have come in at around 1:30 which would have been perfect and made the movie much better. On a note to low-budget filmmakers, a long running time i NEVER your friend. Overall a fairly flawed movie that does have a decent story and some good stuff, that's probably worth a look. This is the first movie in the Black Rose Trilogy which is followed by Fear of the Dark, and Sins of the Father.

Overall Rating

C-