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'Apartment Troubles' is a 2014 American comedy-drama film written, directed by, and starring Jess Weixler and Jennifer Prediger. The film marks the screenwriting and directorial debut of both Weixler and Prediger.[
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Plot
Olivia and Nicole share an apartment in New York City, where they pay an illegal sublease to a landlord with whom they have under-the-table arrangement. When Olivia's cat dies, she and Nicole travel to Hollywood to visit her aunt, Kimberly, who works as a judge at 'American Idol' competitor, 'That Special Something'.
Cast
*Jess Weixler as Nicole
*Jennifer Prediger as Olivia
*Megan Mullally as Aunt Kimberley
*Will Forte
*Jeffrey Tambor[
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*Bob Byington as Uncle Robert
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 43% based on reviews from 7 critics, with an average rating of 4.3/10. Sandie Angulo Chen of Common Sense Media awarded the film one star out of four. Kate Erbland of 'The Dissolve' awarded it three stars out of five.
Geoff Berkshire of 'Variety' called 'Apartment Troubles' "a slight and only mildly amusing buddy comedy".
Justin Lowe of 'The Hollywood Reporter', wrote: "Creative miscalculation rarely gets celebrated so enthusiastically".
According to Michael Nordine of 'IndieWire', the comedy that he seen was "awry".
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