Directed by:
Lenny AbrahamsonScreenplay:
Emma DonoghueCinematography:
Danny CohenComposer:
Stephen RennicksCast:
Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridgers, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, Amanda Brugel, Cas Anvar, Jack Fulton, Megan Park, Tom McCamus, Rory O'Shea (more)VOD (3)
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To five-year-old-Jack, Room is the world... It's where he was born, it's where he and his Ma eat and sleep and play and learn. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits. Room is home to Jack, but to Ma it's the prison where she has been held for seven years. Through her fierce love for her son, she has created a life for him in this eleven-by-eleven-foot space. But with Jack's curiosity building alongside her own desperation, she knows that Room cannot contain either much longer. (Elevation Pictures)
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When I was small, I only knew small things. But now I'm five, I know everything! About two main characters and two big twists. Nevertheless (or precisely because of it, thanks to having sufficient space) this is about everything important in life. For some, Room will be full of pathos; for others, it will be an exaggerated depression. However, for those especially empathetic, it is a perfectly balanced spectacle that moves and chills them beyond their own abilities.
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Some people divide the film into two halves. The first one, which is claustrophobic and takes place in a confined space of a cell, is supposed to be significantly better than the second one. The problem I see is that many viewers went to see a thriller. The premise was tempting and so was the trailer. But the expectations were not fulfilled. Room is from start to finish a psychological drama about the loss of freedom and subsequent coping with psychological traumas. In the first half, there are a few thriller elements, but in the second, the psychological aspect of the storytelling overwhelmingly prevails. Another problem that someone might see is that the film is shot from the perspective of a child, which leads some to claim that the film is too sentimental. I am sensitive to tear-jerking and manipulative sentiments, but emotionally, Room suits me nearly perfectly. It is convincing in what it strives for and it is sensitively shot considering the subject matter. If you wanted this to be a new Kiss the Girls, then that's your problem. Overall impression: 90%.
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An extremely upsetting and, for the most part, depressing movie, which is excellently filmed, but because of its theme I do not want to see it ever again. Perfectly made with absolutely convincing acting performances, so an obvious candidate for an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. To those who would like to increase their level of paranoia, but not in a depressing way, I recommend watching this video.
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I was afraid of the movie, especially of how it would affect me, and if it wouldn't be overly depressing. It wasn't. It was just right. I really liked the beautiful contrast of how happy they actually were until they left the confined space. Then it was necessary to get used to happiness in life again. It’s as if it's easier to live in that cave.
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A massive attempt to manipulate audiences that is far from flawless and inventive as far as the story is concerned, working more or less with artfully bent family motifs, but formally and above all in terms of the acting, has nothing to reproach and fulfils to perfection its sole purpose, to reach the audience in sensitive emotional spheres. And that is all there is to it... 85%
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