Roman

2006 "Sometimes Death Is Not So Natural"
Roman
5.4| 1h32m| en| More Info
Released: 07 July 2006 Released
Producted By: Auteur Entertainment
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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.

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gavin6942 Roman (Lucky McKee) is a lonely guy who becomes obsessed with a young woman (Kristen Bell). That obsession goes horribly awry, but things quickly turn around when Roman strikes up a romance with a young artist named Eva (Nectar Rose).The movie is considered a spin-off of 2002 cult hit "May". In "May", Angela Bettis played the title role and Lucky McKee directed, roles which have been switched for Roman. It has been said to be a reversed gender version of May, which tells the story of a lonely person who has an obsession with a random stranger. To call it a spin-off seems a stretch, though, as there are no recurring characters.What this film taught me: Saturday is chili dogs in the cemetery day. But also, Angela Bettis can make a fine film. Throwing in a "Harvey" reference for good measure, and using some amazing body part props, she constructs a good suspense horror romance. Of course, McKee wrote it, but once she has the camera it's her baby.Surprisingly, Nectar Rose outshines Kristen Bell. I feel little sympathy for Bell, but take a great delight in Rose and her character's actions. McKee, of course, also shows he can act, and plays a perfectly creepy gentleman.
kimmip96 Wow, I have been thinking about this movie for months...I am not a TV or movie watcher at all and I just happened upon this movie while insomniated one AM. Now I have to say that I believe the way the movie was filmed to be deliberate. THe crackling sounds in the recording and the less than perfect film quality, as others call it, elude to gritty realism. It was a bit slow, but i believe that to be purposeful as well, I don't believe we were to accept the plot as delivered by the writer. I came away from the movie feeling as if the intentions conveyed by Eve were a delusion and he was actually stalking this woman..He called the first woman Isis, and the seconds' name was Eve? We are talking "first women" in mythology...Irony? I also noted in the last seen when he goes to "Eves" apartment there are perhaps signs of the struggle in the entryway. the carpet is dark with an unknown substance. it is a quick take, and i had to rewind it a few times to see it. It is consistent with the fact that there is no blood on eve in her final "display." and he says i killed her, i killed her. Were his delusions and psychotic episodes so pervasive that perhaps he didn't know what he had done? This movie is really a thinker. If you like mindless junk, this is NOT for you. Probably one of the most memorable movies i have ever seen. See it for the gritty realistic art it is and be afraid of your neighbor.....
Jody V I watched and watched and kept thinking 'i'll give it ten more minutes'. The film is obviously low budget, (maybe more financial interest may have hurried it along a bit). The lead actor is great, he plays the role great, definitely the type of guy you'd avoid. However,he sits in his apartment, and he sits, and he sits, and he sits, and he goes to work, and then home, and then work and then home....get the point. There are people out there like that, and the story line is menacing, but for heavens sake... hurry it along a bit. Surely in the pre-release stage, someone must have started fidgeting in the first ten minutes and said to the producer, 'shall we go back and tweak it to make it more interesting?' I can only assume that the response was...'too late the money's ran out' Enough said, go shopping instead!
Scarecrow-88 Roman(Lucky McKee)is a welder who lives a pretty monotonous existence while he obsesses after work over a young, beautiful woman(Kristen Bell, her name is never mentioned, but Roman calls her Isis)who walks nearby his apartment everyday. He fantasizes about her and can not stop thinking about this woman. A chance meeting between the two has possibilities of romance. She is quite a charmer, with this radiant glow and unflappability which works awkwardly opposite the aloof, slumbering quiet of Roman. What comes out is mostly compliments because he can not help staring endlessly into her face, waxing poetic in his heart for her. She stops by his apartment at his request and Roman handles her leaving badly because the idea of exiting from his sight at this point in time seems too much a burden to bear. But, in wrestling "Isis" to the ground, he accidentally strangles her. With options limited, Roman places her body on ice in his bathroom. Then, the film at times almost forgets about her. A new woman enters the picture, Eva(the truly wonderful Nectar Rose, who is a revelation in this part)..a sexual dynamo obsessed with death and conversations about it. Death is the topic that plays the heavy part over the story. It's everywhere and Roman can not seem to escape it. Roman, every Sunday, extracts a major body part(arm one Sunday, leg the next week)of the girl and spends a day with it at a lake off the beaten path in a secluded spot where the possibilities of being caught is almost nil. He spends his time with each part as if it was Isis right there with him slurping a beer like the first time they ever met on the apartment rooftop. Isis is his girl on this day, while Eva slowly becomes the other vital part of his life during the rest of the time. She's unusual, a little weird, but has an air of spontaneity..this encapsulating aura that pulls you in her orbit. Through her spirit, we see bits of humanity slowly emerge. The woebegone nature we were seeing at the opening is changing as he awakens from his emotional purgatory. But, Eva's strong feelings about death, talking about and discussing it, analyzing why people are sore afraid of it makes him very uncomfortable. Obviously, the topic of death is something Roman would truly care about avoiding, but Eva is persistent that he get with the program and not turn away from it. Being close-minded is something she can not tolerate.The keys to this film I believe are the main emotional punches to the gut of the title character, Roman. Two women impact his life..and their lives end in tragedy. One didn't wish to die and another embraced it without backing away. The film comes to a head when Eva completes her artistic project allowing Roman to feast his eyes on the results. They impact him in ways he would never imagine.