Total Film were also fairly positive: "A sturdy cast and moody camerawork propel this taut, slow-simmering thriller out of the exploitation gutter the gonzo psycho-killer climax drags it back in. On the other hand, Nigel Andrews of The Financial Times gave the film 4 stars (out of 5) and praised Swank's performance. Katherine Murphy of Trinity News said " The Resident is a voyeuristic thriller that never actually scares, thrills or excites." Cath Clarke of The Guardian rated the film 2/5 and called it "generic and intermittently silly". Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 35% of 31 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review the average rating was 4.55/10. The film was shown in a limited number of American cinemas on 17 February 2011 and was then released direct to DVD in the United States on 29 March 2011. In the end, Juliet fatally shoots Max in the head with a nail gun, and escapes. During the process of trying to hide from Max, she finds the corpse of Jack, who has been murdered by Max. She gets away and locks herself in the bathroom, but Max breaks in through the bathroom mirror and pulls her into one of the secret passageways. He then assaults her, attempting to stab her with a hypodermic. Max enters her apartment and tries to get her to drink some wine, but she refuses. She checks the security camera footage and sees Max assaulting her. A nightshirt of hers is in a location where she did not leave it. She rushes back home and finds Jack's possessions there but no sign of him. At work, she has her blood and urine analyzed and discovers high levels of Demerol and other drugs. The next morning, Juliet finds the cap from the hypodermic needle. That night, Max drugs Juliet and attempts to rape her while she sleeps, but she awakens and he flees after giving her an injection. After oversleeping for the third time in two weeks, Juliet becomes suspicious that she may have been drugged and has security cameras installed in her room.Īfter a date with Juliet, Jack is attacked and injured by Max. Afterwards, he begins drugging Juliet's wine so he can be closer to her while she is unconscious.
Max continues to observe Juliet and watches her and Jack have sex. Juliet breaks off her romantic relationship with Max because of her feelings for Jack. He has rebuilt her apartment to include secret passageways and a one-way mirror, which he can use to watch her. A flashback reveals that Max is the one stalking Juliet. Juliet attempts to kiss Max, but he pulls back. As they walk home, Jack follows them from across the street. Unbeknownst to Juliet, someone is stalking her, observing her from across the street and apparently entering her apartment.Īt a party, Juliet bumps into Max and flirts with him. Juliet has recently broken up with her boyfriend Jack ( Lee Pace) after she caught him having an affair, but she still has feelings for him. Juliet Devereau ( Hilary Swank), an emergency room surgeon, rents an apartment in New York City from Max ( Jeffrey Dean Morgan).
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