Touches You

Sorry, this movie sucks

Good movie but grossly overrated

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Awful movie. The movie was boring except for a few times in the middle and at the very end. My friend fell asleep...this is supposed to be a horror movie? It's not. This movie isn't good at all. There is one part that is interesting and that's about it. it's a bad movie. The only way this would get a ten out of ten review is on the boring scale. Yes, ten out of ten boring movie

Slight spin on the paranormal activity found footage film which has scientists studying spiritual phenomena arriving at the apartment of a widower and his two children who seemed to have experienced their share of disturbing events, possibly poltergeist in nature. All the cameras located in areas of the house and devices to seek out phenomena are used. Monitors to study the house, shoulder cameras on the scientists so there's mobility in capturing "moving phenomena", audio devices to hopefully catch vocal response to questions, and even a "sensitive" (he doesn't want to be called a psychic and his ability he considers "channeling") is brought in to call upon the possible spirit to learn of what he or she wants and why this is the family bothered. Caitlin, the teenage daughter, seems to be the focal point of who the spirit is interested in (an image inside her room, in the dark background behind her, with resolution cleared, shows a female apparition), while the father, Alan, is the target of her rage. Caitlin seems to be totally at odds with Alan, as if he was responsible for her mom's death. The history of the mother's absence, her true character, and how she died seem to lie at the heart of the activity, as it started at their previous residence and followed the family to the apartment. The little boy seems oblivious to the scariness of the situation, spirited and excited at all the equipment and tech being brought into the apartment, following the scientists around as they take photographs, record activity and monitor possible evidence."Apartment 143" will probably be heralded for how the evidence is provided to us, the audience, while the material doesn't particularly outmatch all the Paranormal Activity films that have come down the pike over the years. The performances are realistic and quite impressive, especially Kai Lennox as the tortured father, Alan White, worried about his kids as the film starts to question if he done sinister things to his daughter and wife. Lennox' superb work when Alan is interrogated (at first an interview but Michael O'Keefe's head parapychologist begins to turn the screws) and breaks down about his wife's "wickedness", and how his daughter was witness to her infidelity (and the violence that ensued when the father takes action on the wife's lover and then her), certainly is a bravura acting showcase. Gia Mantegna is the teenage girl rife with animosity towards her father, and that attitude is so toxic the discomfort for the scientists is palpable. How the film paints Alan as suspicious only to exonerate him when he does all he can to save his daughter is quite well done. O'Keefe as the boss of the team gives off the typical clinical, cerebral, all-business parapsychologist looking at everything from a scientific standpoint, while Rick Gonzalez is the wisecracking, smart, active tech wiz and Fiona Glascott is the pretty, hands-on, reactionary jack-of-all-trades. These three experience a lot in Apartment 143, but O'Keefe is of the thought that all of the activity is a manifestation of Caitlin's loss of a mother she was especially close to, the oppression of what she saw her mother do with another man, hormonal maturation into a woman, and oncoming schizophrenia (the same as her mother had). Of course, the final scene, as Rodriguez removes each camera while talking with O'Keefe (about what they just experienced and the disappointment of not documenting "true PA"), before leaving the apartment, produces something opposed to scientific theory dismissing paranormal activity. Good special effects and the footage on the cameras don't cheat the audience. Still, you've seen one of these, you have seen them all… Best scene: during the sensitive's channeling, the entity shows herself in Caitlin and Alan feels her wrath. That O'Keefe just feels all despondent his cameras didn't actually capture anything despite all we see is rather ridiculous...his disposition and countenance never change despite the astonishing evidence revealed on record.

A group of paranormal investigators are called in by a father, Alan White (Kai Lennox), who has been experiencing some strange goings on in his apartment. Alan lives in the apartment with his young son, Benny, and his rebellious teenage daughter, Caitlin. Alan actually suspects that the noises could be possibly made by the spirit of his wife who died in a car accident, but as the investigation goes on it becomes apparent that something much more sinister is developing.OK, straight to the point here which is Apartment 143 is basically a Paranormal Activity wannabe. It's not a "lost footage found" movie, but it's very much along the same premise as Paranormal Activity, like I said, and also movies like Grave Encounters and The Tunnel. Unfortunately, Apartment 143 isn't anywhere near as creepy or as good as any of the those. In fact, it's actually pretty boring for the main part.The story actually starts you straight off with the investigators moving into the apartment and putting up their equipment. There's no sort of lead or build up to why they are there. You eventually get a back story from the father about halfway through the movie, but before then you really just piece it together yourself as it goes on. The story overall isn't that bad really, but it does kind of leave you empty and unfulfilled.The acting is pretty mediocre as well (even though I've seen much, much worse before), but Michael O'Keefe as Dr. Helzer was really like a Kardashian at a Mensa meeting in this movie and was totally out of place. Some of his reactions and acting was just like he was still in an episode of Roseanne. While overall he wasn't that bad, he definitely wasn't that good at playing the part of a scientist.Apartment 143 was a bit of a let down and if you enjoying watching movies of this genre then avoid this one because there is much more better choices out there than this.

I know a movie I found hilarious should be rated more than 1 for the pure fact that laughing is a wonderful thing, but this movie wasn't supposed to be funny. The dialogue was ridiculous and made me chortle quite often. The father's acting was so bad I can't believe anyone could take him seriously. There's a part where the father shouts that his wife is a you- know-what that had me laughing pretty hard. The plot was so obvious right from the start. Nothing was a surprise at all. Things that were supposed to be scary include the phone ringing and no one is there (WOW SO SCARY!), the doorbell ringing and no one is there (IMMA PEE MAHSELF!), and then they both ring AT THE SAME TIME! Can you believe it??? Unless you want a laugh, don't bother with this joke of a movie.