Obsession turns into murder when misunderstood Roman falls for a girl without a name. After an altercation the nameless girl is faced with obsession after death while Roman tries to find who he is in his mixed up world.
At first I have to say I wasn't to into ROMAN, the whole movie is pretty slow and there's not too much going on, but later I came to realise that this movie is pretty much an adaptation of this man's life, and the twisted part is, he could possibly live right down the street from any of us. Why is that twisted you might ask? Let me tell you.
Roman is a outcasted welder with no life out of work and spends most of his free time smoking cigarettes and drinking his beer while sitting in a chair looking out his window, waiting for his blonde haired hottie to check her mail so he can get his daily fix. He's so into this girl he knows almost exactly what time she leaves her apartment every day and as shy as he is he finally catches a break when he ends up talking to her up on the roof of their apartment, and after sharing a beer, they decide to hang out and what not. So after a few times it's pretty obvious she's kinda into him and they end up kissing, of course her morals kick in and she tries to leave but he stops her and accidentally kills her. For some reason he doesn't seem to phased by it. Anyways his obsession kicks in and he decides instead of turning himself in, he'll keep her body in his bathtub. The sick part is in his mind is that she's still ok, she's just sticking around. A little later he's approached by this hippie like girl Eva who ends up falling for Roman. To Roman he thinks he's got two girlfriends, but in reality he's still alone. What happens next is so shocking that it boggles the human mind.
 
Roman was written by and stars Lucky McKee, the director of May starring Angela Bettis. Strangely enough Lucky puts Angela in the director's chair and she doesn't do a bad job at all. I gotta say though this movie really plays out alot like May but there's a difference that's noticable. In May our leading lady goes from being a strange quiet girl to being mentally damaged by her feelings that the world is rejecting her and ignoring her desire to be loved, and in Roman our main man is just a strange mixed up guy trying to find his place in the world and trying to deal with his obsession for a girl he can't have. Both movies are alot of like but have their differences that make each movie unique. Honestly, I'm a bigger fan of May but Roman is not a movie to miss if you're curious about how fucked up the human mind can be without realising anything's even wrong.
I kinda felt like I understood where Roman was coming from, and the movie really doesn't leave out any aspect of his daily routine which gives you a chance to get to know his character in full detail and learn why he's so obsessive. I was impressed how well Lucky pulled off the character and made real life seem so taboo. Lucky definately does a great job as Roman and pushes every limitation of the mind's ability to understand right and wrong.
If your expecting blood and guts and lots of T&A then you'll be disappointed, but if you want a great psychological mind fuck definitely get Roman and understand that the character Lucky portrays could be a real person living in your neighborhood.
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MOVIE YEAR: 2006
DIRECTOR: Angela Bettis
WRITING CREDITS: Lucky McKee
GENRE: Thriller
CAST: Lucky McKee, Kristen Bell, Ben Boyer
COUNTRY: USA
RUNTIME: 92 min
RATING: 7/10
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