The 4th Floor (1999)
6/10
Scary Enough, but Frustrating at Times
23 July 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Although, it starts out slow, this movie will keep you guessing. I watched it probably 20 years ago and couldn't remember who the antagonist was. It really could be anyone, except the main character, Jane and the exterminator. They were the only ones who weren't creepy. Seriously. Every neighbor, the locksmith, Jane's boyfriend, and Jane's assistant acted so strange towards her. And of course the cops didn't believe Jane because she had called a few times. And when the cops arrived each time, they explained away what happened. Like when her downstairs neighbor busted holes into her floor from below, the cops said it was the heating pipes that busted. And when someone knocked her out, the cops said she passed out & fell down because of a gas leak.

The only person to act normally was the exterminator, who Jane had to call when she woke up to 50 mice in her apartment. The exterminator found that the downstairs neighbor had drilled a hole into her apartment and placed the mice. THIS was the time to call the police. She had evidence and a person to verify her story. The cops would've had to get into the downstairs apartment & see what was actually happening then. But does she call immediately? No. And by the time she does, the hole had been magically repaired.

Some things are predictable and I was half right about what was going on. It's worth watching just to find out the rest. The ending was satisfying, even though it wasn't complete. I would've liked to have seen how the rest played out though. Watch and you'll see what I mean.
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