A young woman is forced to reflect on her first relationship when she inadvertently moves into her ex-boyfriend's apartment building. Read more …
Zosia Mamet stars in a likeable but inconsequential romantic drama from writer-director Sophie Brooks.
The Boy Downstairs is all the better for its avoidance of any hint of tear-jerking melodrama.
The story of a young woman who discovers her ex is living in the same apartment block proves just how cinematic conversation can be.
The central situation is way too contrived to engage with fully.
What follows is fairly inconsequential, but not unpleasant.
Sophie Brooks’s debut film makes up for some flimsy characterisation by wearing its heart on its sleeve.
Zosia Mamet is the major selling point here. In a film that’s lovely but unlikely to prove memorable, she shows she can carry a film with immense charm.
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