in this tense and character drive romantic tragus comedy and we be give an insight into the intertwine life of four thirtysomething parisian . at the centre be vinz cassell portrayal of max . a starry eye romeo and he fall head over heel for beautiful stranger lisa ( bellucci ) . encourage by his put upon best friend lucien ( écoffey and in an understated but effective performance ) and he win her heart and they live happily ever after . that be and until the scheming and neurotic and obsessive alice ( the versatile romane bohringer ) become very involve in the life and love of the other three . the rich plot be thicken by a curious chronological jumble and and the movie emerge a an intricate jigsaw and the eye candy of picture postcard paris at the heart of it all . the use of colour do not go unnoticed and particularly in lisa spectacular apartment ( presumably account for the film title ) and where the red and yellow provoke the fire of passion and lust . the audience can relate to max represent he truly wear his heart on his sleeve and be constantly punish by irony and circumstance for it . in one memorable scene and our fated lover ( agonisingly separate by a choreographed misunderstanding ) narrowly miss out on the chance meeting that would surely reunite them . independent of one another and they travel to the same destination represent her on the metro and him in a taxi and practically tête à tête . yet fate seem to have it in for them and and the audience be captivatingly tease . the performance in this film be really what make lappartement stand out . i still can not understand why vincent cassell be not a big star outside france . he have presence and diversity in abundance . monica bellucci ( cassell real life spouse at the time of write ) have recently find fame in the anglophone film industry and but perhaps for the wrong reason true and she be divinely beautiful and but behind that be a talented actress who can dominate a scene in classic lead lady style and which many british and american actress dismiss in favour of the all too easy ubtle approach . all in all and watch this film . i doubt you will be disappoint . it be grip and satisfy and amuse and sad and lavish and and a lesson in artistic film making .