This Horror Movie Is A Worse Version Of Single White Female

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In the 1992 classic thriller movie Single White Female, Allie Jones (Bridget Fonda) becomes totally freaked out by her new roommate Hedy Carlson (Jennifer Jason Leigh), who becomes obsessed with her. Allie was just looking for someone to share her apartment and instead, her life becomes a nightmare and spirals out of control. The movie might be cheesy in some aspects, but it tells a strong story about a friendship gone wrong and about two characters who are lonely in their own ways.

The 2011 horror movie The Roommate feels a lot like Single White Female. Sara Matthews (Minka Kelly) is excited to be away at college as she's got big dreams, and after she starts becoming suspicious of her roomie Rebecca Evans (Leighton Meester), Sara realizes the evil person who she is dealing with. While the movies share similar plots, The Roommate is a truly bad movie.

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When The Roommate opens, it feels like it could be a fun movie about college. Sara walks across campus to a catchy pop song, and when she meets Rebecca, it does seem like the two are going to be great friends. The movie does have some elements of solid college movies, as Sara gets into her classes, meets a love interest named Stephen (Cam Gigandet), and gets more used to being on her own. But while this is supposed to be a horror movie, there aren't any terrifying moments, and it takes a while for Rebecca to really seem like a threat.

There are two ways that Single White Female succeeds where The Roommate fails. First of all, Hedy is a lot scarier and more dangerous than Rebecca. While Rebecca's obsession with Sara is creepy, Hedy is constantly figuring out ways to get Allie to like and appreciate her. Hedy gets