Hilary Swank plays a young, attractive doctor who is getting over a break up from the love of her life. In true film-style, a dream apartment becomes available at a bargain price, which Juliet (Swank) immediately snaps up. After moving in, the wheels are set in motion for the plot  of this drama to unfold. A frightening obsession by landlord Max (played by Jeffery Dean Morgan) leads to strange goings on in and around the apartment. Typically found hidden in the shadows, or hiding behind walls, Max spies on Juliet’s every move, becoming more engrossed in her personal life.

The story continues as Jack (Juliet’s ex) returns. Having been denied a part in Juliet’s life, Max is unable to cope with a relationship other than that of lust and love; despite only being her landlord. Creeping and crawling in the dark, this twisted story becomes truly disturbing.

All characters have been well cast and with Christopher Lee making an appearance, it adds further class and quality to this straightforward, but captivating script. I had been dubious as to whether this would be another predictable, run of the mill film, but at no point did I find myself clock watching or wishing for it to finish.

I had expected that The Resident was a relatively low budget piece and I suppose in Hollywood terms, the estimated budget of $20,000,000 could be considered on the lower end, but it has kept its simplistic charm and that allows the story to appear far grittier.

Well worth a watch, unless you’ve recently moved into a new apartment which seems too good to be true....