Roman
Roman (Lucky McKee) is a lonely young man who yearns to find love, happiness and companionship. Tormented by his ungrateful co-workers and trapped in a life of tedium as a welder in a local factory, Roman's one pleasure is his obsession with the elusive beauty (Kristen Bell) who lives in another apartment in his building complex. When a chance encounter with the young woman goes horribly wrong, a moment of frenzied desperation triggers a chilling turn of events leading to the girl's murder. As he teeters between deranged fantasy and cold reality, Roman's struggle to hide his grisly secret is further complicated by an eccentric neighbor named Eva (Nectar Rose) who develops an unlikely attraction to Roman and forces herself into his dark and tortured world.
A grim descent into loneliness and obsession that blurs the line between tender longing and chilling violence.
- Lucky McKee’s direction blends psychological horror with unsettling character study, echoing his later work like May.
- Kristen Bell’s rare dark turn contrasts her usual roles, embodying an almost unreachable ideal that fuels Roman’s fractured psyche.
- Practical effects and intimate camerawork amplify the claustrophobic atmosphere of urban isolation and social alienation.
- For fans of slow-burn psychodramas where the monster is as much internal as external—a grim portrait of loneliness turned lethal.
