1BR is about a girl who moves into a new apartment complex in L.A. Her father wants her to stay at home, but she's following her dream of designing costumes in Hollywood. Everything seems perfect at her new apartment, everyone there is super nice, and she even has a crush on the guy down the hall. But of course, being a horror movie, things aren't exactly what they seem on the surface.

I liked the movie a lot. The acting was pretty good, and there were just about as many psychological moments as jump-scares. You could tell the movie was a little low-budget, but it felt like they pulled off a lot with what they had. There were a couple times where it almost started to drag in the middle, but it was few and far between.

The payoff is very satisfying, one of those where you're really cheering on the main girl. Most horror movies, I'm rooting for the bad guy. This one took a couple dips in the pacing, but overall I was all in.

I could have used maybe one or two more scenes of violence/gore, but that's just personal preference, I like my horror pretty dark. One other thing (and it's a spoiler) I would have changed was the last 30 seconds of the movie. [spoiler] I loved the surprise twist that every house on the block was part of the cult, but I feel like they should have had neighbors from every house running out in the street before she started running. That's also just a personal preference, I lean towards the bleak endings in horror movies that take themselves seriously.[/spoiler]

I give it 8/10 stars, which is solid for me. It had things you've probably seen before in horror movies, but it was all presented really well for such a low budget film. And it's not often that I'm genuinely invested in the survival of a main character, her acting was really good, and her character's journey was really satisfying by the end.