Duplex - A Movie Review

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Married couple Alex Rose (Ben Stiller) and Nancy Kendricks (Drew Barrymore) buy a brownstone apartment in Brooklyn, New York. Among other things, it has stained glass windows and book shelves for Alex's collection of first editions. Nancy is a magazine editor; and Alex is a writer. The apartment is a duplex; and the upstairs is occupied by an old lady with rent-control. Alex and Nancy soon realize that Mrs.Connelly, the lady upstairs, is not a doddering old woman on the verge of death. She is a lively senior that rehearses with her friends in a brass band and watches television on ultra-high volume night and day. Alex has a deadline to finish a book; but Mrs. Connelly keeps him busy with her numerous requests and demands. Alex and Nancy do everything in their power to convince her to move out; but she refuses. They want to connect the two apartments and make part of the upstairs into a nursery. They try to file a noise complaint; but she has already filed a complaint against them. Mrs. Connelly makes them out to be the bad guys by playing the poor, innocent old lady. Alex misses his deadline; and Nancy loses her job, all because of the "poor, innocent old lady". Now they have homicide on their minds. This movie received mostly negative reviews; but I feel it's good for at least one viewing. I tend to watch it when there's nothing else on. It was directed and narrated by Danny DeVito, was released in 2003 and is rated PG-13. Photo Credit: Pixabay