Loved 1992’s Single White Female? Then you’ll love 2010’s Leighton Meester-Minka Kelly thriller, The Roommate. Like Female, Roommate focuses on obsession: The film follows a college freshman (Meester) who develops an unhealthy fascination with her roommate (Kelly). For her role, Meester says she went method, researching mental illness with the help of psychologists and films like 1974’s A Woman Under the Influence. The actress tried to keep her distance from cast members — and a litter of kittens being used for the film — in order to retain her character’s level of emotional aloofness. “You would think that that idea of playing somebody who’s out of control or lost touch with reality is somehow fun, but it was to a point of discomfort,” the actress says. “[My character] is completely delusional and it’s definitely a cause of a chemical imbalance, so that wasn’t the easiest and most enjoyable thing. Even in her most normal moments, she’s genuinely a disturbed person. She had very abnormal wheels turning at all times.”
But will friends let Meester play psychiatrist, now that she’s garnered knowledge about mental health? Not quite, says Meester. “I don’t think they’ll want my advice after they see this movie.”
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Should be a good flick. Looking forward to seeing a different aka non-Blair Waldorf side of Leighton, even though she is great in that role.
I love both of these actresses, so I’ll check it out!
If any other actress were playing this role, I would probably not at all care to see it, but I think Leighton would do a fabulous job.
I thought Leighton was Alicia Silverstone in the pic!
Minka Meester… now *that’s* a name.
MINKA IS A HORRIBLE ACTRESS. STILL MAD SHE ENDED STEALING LEIGHTONS PART.
^ that’s a rel mature comment.
Her acting’s alright, and what exactly did she steal? You can’t really steal a role that wasn’t set in stone to begin with, can you?
I read the script of this movie and it was fantastic! losts of thrill.
and you’ll be seeing Leighton’s being blair in here. :p
According to a magazine she did take Meesters role. But Yes Meester is a way better actress. Minka is really bad. Hopefully she’s better now.
who the hell is minka kelly?
i’ll watch this movie because of leighton’s in it.done&&done. i dont like minka at all.