Apartment 7A is a 2024 American psychological horror film directed by Natalie Erika James and starring Julia Garner, Dianne Wiest, Jim Sturgess, and Kevin McNally. The film follows a struggling young dancer that is drawn by dark focus when a well-connected older couple say they can make her famous. Apartment 7a is a mediocre horror film that is not awful but nowhere near the heights of Rosemary’s Baby.
The direction in the film is decent. All the actors do a good job and work off each other well. Due to the film focusing on a tight nit group of characters they all feel distinct and memorable. The mood of the film is good. The film has generally weird hunting imagery that looks cool and gives the film a surrealistic nature to. It. The film also has a cool retro style to it were the film very much feels like something set in the sixties and plays into its setting well.
The acting in the film is good. Julia Garner does a good job as Terry Gionoffrio a shy, young, nervous dancer trying to make it big. Dianne Wiest does a good job as Minnie Castevet a seemly nice old woman living in a neighbouring apartment that holds a dark secret. Jim Sturgass does a good job as Alan Marchand a Broadway Producer who becomes oppressed with Terry and has a dark secret. Kevin McNally does a good job as Roman Castevet Minnie’s husband who also holds a dark secret.
The writing in the film is decent, the plot is interesting enough with a set up that is somewhat intriguing following the main character and her story. The plot does make you want to know what will happen next as you do care about her in the film. That being said a lot of the film is ultimately boring. Not a lot really happenings in the film making the non-horror scenes a bore to sit though. Also, the ending feels very abrupt and ultimately doesn’t feel quite right.
The cinematography is decent. Most of the cinematography is good but not necessarily amazing. However, there is defiantly some cool imagery in the film. The special effects are also good. The practical effects work well in the film. The effects also create some cool weird imagery as shown in the film.
Apartment 7A is a mediocre horror film that although not terrible is nowhere near the heights of Rosemary’s Baby.