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Alex Rose (Ben Stiller - Meet the Parents, Zoolander, Tropic Thunder) and Nancy Kendricks (Drew Barrymore - Charlie's Angels, The Wedding Singer) are a young, professional, New York couple in search of their dream home. When they finally find the perfect Brooklyn brownstone they are giddy with anticipation. The duplex is a dream come true, complete with multiple fireplaces, except for one thing: Mrs. Connelly (Eileen Essel), the cranky old lady who lives on the rent-controlled top floor. Assuming she is elderly and ill, they take the apartment but their hopes are quickly dashed when they realize that Mrs. Connelly is an energetic senior who enjoys watching her television at top volume day in and day out and rehearsing in a brass band. A writer, Alex is attempting to finish his novel against a looming deadline. However, each day as he begins to write, he is interrupted by Mrs. Connelly's numerous demands and requests and what begins as a nuisance quickly escalates into an all-out war. When Nancy loses her job and the pair are trapped at home together with Mrs. Connelly, their rage turns to homicidal fantasy as they plot ways to get rid of their no-good neighbour..
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Comedy directed by Danny DeVito, starring Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore as Alex and Nancy, a young professional New York couple who have bought the home of their dreams. But the house, though exactly what they dreamed of in almost every respect, turns out to have one major disadvantage: the tenant on the rent-controlled top floor. Mrs Connelly (Eileen Essel) is a cranky old woman who spends her days watching TV at full volume, practising for her brass band, and constantly interrupting the couple's lives with various outrageous demands and requests. Alex, a writer, is struggling to finish his novel for a pending deadline when Nancy loses her job, leaving them both stuck at home with their neighbour from hell. Eventually their frustration turns to homicidal fantasies as they dream of a way to get rid of Mrs Connelly once and for all...
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:DVD
I would definitley reccomend this to people beacuse it's a great film! Basically the couple buy a new house, but there's a catch, a 'sweet little old lady' lives upstairs... I'll not give it away but lets say they do everything in their power to try and get rid of her! Buy this! It's a great film and you'll be laughing all the way through!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By E. Swainston
Format:DVD
I'm not a great Ben Stiller fan but this wasn't bad.
He & Drew Baryymore buy a house with a sitting tenant upstairs, a little old lady (who in 1 scene tells them how long she was married & how long ago her husband died, which leaves you adding the years up along with the on screen characters, which amussed me). Ben Stiller is a writter desperately trying to finish his novel on a dead line but with little daily chores & distractions from Mrs Connely upstairs! Soon both are driven mad by the constant noise etc, they go to extreme measures to try to vacate their upstairs tenant to build a nursery.
I found this funny at the start but about 3 quarters of the way through it just started getting silly, I beleive that my partner mentioned the phrase "Home Alone slap stick". If you're into the old falling down the stairs gag then this will be a good film to watch, but if you, like me are mainly after witty remarks & thoughtful side line jokes then maybe keep it on the side for a rainy day film.
Other than that it is very funny in places & if the write up interests you then it's worth a watch.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By crazykat
Format:DVD
Firstly, if you are a fan of Ben and Drew, i reccomend you to buy this movie! It is great/hilarious, these characters work greatly together in the movie, aswell as the old tennant in the duplex they move into. About a young couple that move into a new home in New York, to start a new life in a cosy place. But what comes once they have settled in, was not expected. An annoying tennant is living on a floor just above them, they are very stressed from doing many things for her, running around for her all the time. This just gets too far, they can no longer cope with the noise and being bothered just too much. So they try their best to drive her out of the place and go and live somewhere else. Has some laughs inbetween, absolutely brilliant!.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great film
I was glad when I saw this DVD on my recommendation list as I have been looking for this title for ages. It was called duplex when it first came out. Read more
Published 1 month ago by craig donnelly
5.0 out of 5 stars
our house dvd
this is a funny film with ben stiller ,its a great movie its one of the most funny movies i have ,i keep in my collection i think this its a great movie and have too excellents... Read more
Published 4 months ago by maria
4.0 out of 5 stars
Duplex
Our House is the US title it seems, as it's known to me on UK screens with the name, Duplex. Directed by acting legend Danny DeVito (Taxi) this is an off the beaten track black... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jules
5.0 out of 5 stars
BRILLIANT COMEDY YOU WILL NEVER FORGET
This is such a brilliant comedy that will have you laughing no matter how many times you watch it. Mrs Connelly is amazing and Drew Barrymore and Ben Stiller are brilliant aswell. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Ali M
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love this film
Funny film, with a good twist at the end. This film kept me laughing the whole way through. I would definitely recommend this to anyone that likes a lighthearted comedy.
Published 13 months ago by R. Mellish
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely hilarious and with Drew Barrymore
Just watching this and this is absolutely hilarious especially if you have ever had to deal with, look after or live with elderly parents, relatives or such like. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Entertainment Bargains
4.0 out of 5 stars
The evil that lurks above...
Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore are a young(ish) couple looking to buy their first home and start a family. Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2011 by Rocking Chair 34
4.0 out of 5 stars
FUNNIER THAN I EXPECTED!
I decided to watch this film as I like Ben Stiller films and wanted a new comedy to watch, after reading the reviews on Amazon I was unsure what to expect as they were very mixed. Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2010 by LouJess
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing
Expected a good comedy pairing from these two but it was never quite funny. Something missing to just clinch the comedy.
Published on 11 Dec 2009 by Barny Rosco
5.0 out of 5 stars
funny and fab
i never get fed up of watching this and still laugh after all this time, buy it,you wont be sorry.
Published on 12 Jun 2009 by Mr. B. Charlton
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