Good idea lost in the noise

An absolute waste of money

an ambitious but ultimately ineffective debut endeavor.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Looking for a short movie that delivers on the violence goods? 2LDK is for you, my friend. Take a highlight clip of Looney Tunes violence and mix it with an old school ECW (or FMW since it's Japanese) match and you've got the gist of this crazy little pimp slap of a movie. Two roommates hate each other something fierce, their animosity simmers for a bit, then they proceed to beat the holy hell out of each other. Needless to say, this is not a feel-good movie, but it sure is fun to watch two crazy Japanese chicks own each other. Come for the notion of being multi-cultural by watching a foreign film, stay for the brutal slapstick violence that's good for the whole family. Good times, good times...

Excellent film for a Saturday night. Great dialog and tension builds throughout the movie to a violent climax.The story is minimal but only serve as the driving force to put into motion this half hour between the two girls in their apartment.You can really identify to these characters as if you were to be trapped in such a situation (Your roommate destroying everything you have) you would go berserk trying to kill the other one.The biggest flaw of this movie is the duration. It only last 1 hour and 7 minutes. I mean, the fighting is starting to become really good and it ends abruptly.Too bad the film cuts at such a great part.Another thing, Lana is hot, which adds to the greatness of this piece of Japanese cinema.

Spoiler!! Warning!! Spoiler!! overall a well made film, is a shame that i miss the beginning. the antagonist Lana and Nozomi are confronted with a barrier of non acceptance(both auditioned for a B grade KUNGFU movie if i record correctly :D:D *bad joke nvm*), which ultimately led to the 60 or so minutes of extreme world class wrestling, high tech weaponry(chain saw, hair straightener), and of course the overwhelming destructive fingers possessed by Nozomi. The fight scenes are rather superficial, however effectively achieving a great deal of humor. The fighting goes on and on until one of the characters dies, OOPS pop! alive again(after getting drowned for 10 minutes and electrocuted several times while getting sh*t rubbed on the head from a toilet brush). OK finally fighting ends, Lana now sitting beside the bed eating snack, with her beautiful face practically ruined. on the bed, Nozomi tied up with her hands on her back. I was expecting a lesbian scene of some sort, haha it was pretty close to what i anticipated(Noami complained about her anti social attitude towards guys and the fact she never been kissed, blah blah predictable *the girls kiss kiss*. Oh yea finally they kill each other, blood bursting out of their throats(wow amazing the bloody was sooo real, i mean any human could pump their blood to a height of 10 feet). This film is pure raw humor, and gives male audience a new insight into the hidden side of the female psyche(frankly is freaking scary!).

For some reason I was led to believe this was to be a comedy. Upon further research after seeing the movie, I could not find any evidence that it is a comedy, but I'm sure I got that idea from somewhere. Maybe it's considered a dark comedy, considering I don't usually find them funny, but not necessarily bad. Another though was maybe I just did not get the Japanese comedy. I honestly thought this was a drama with a tiny bit of horror on the side.Anyhow, 2LDK starts off with sort of a slow burn effect, meaning it took some time to establish a feud between the two actresses, who happen to be roommates for the night and both going for the same part in a movie called Yakuza Wives. Every little thing annoys the other, such as slurping their soup and borrowing shampoo without asking, which continuously gains intensity through every scene.When the "fight to the death" finally happens, it is extremely outrageous and over the top. Everything is used from chainsaws, ice picks, toilet bowl parts, bathtubs along with electric appliances, etc. The end could be considered somewhat comedic, although predictable. Not many movies aren't predictable anymore.The movie was not bad. In fact, I'd recommend it if you have nothing to do. Plus, I liked how the entire movie only had the two women in it. As stated earlier, I just misunderstood what I was about to see. After reading up on it and realized the "contest" between the two directors, it has stirred my curiosity to see the other movie,which I believe is called Aragami. Very interesting. 6/10