Home Room
Innovation Film Group (IFG) | Release Date: September 5, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
7
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Film ThreatDoug Brunell
An emotional picture that benefits from the extremely powerful performances of its stars. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Distinguishes itself from other such projects by dealing less with the event itself than its devastating aftershocks. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
In the midst of this didactic, self-conscious movie about a high school shooting comes an extraordinary and intense performance by a young actress named Busy Philipps, which elevates the whole picture. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen Holden
The lead performances of Home Room go a long way toward camouflaging the severe flaws of this exceedingly earnest movie. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Too often crosses the line between good melodrama and rank cliché. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
Ryan's heart is definitely in the right place and his film has good performances and flashes of talent. But, overall, it plays like the world's longest — over two hours -- after-school special. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
There are moments of real power here -- mostly courtesy of Phillips ("Dawson's Creek"), who does a remarkable job of turning her caricature into a character -- but even more of astounding naiveté. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
Feels like detention -- without the possibility of recess. Read full review
30
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Home Room is badly acted and, running well over two hours, often mind-numbingly ponderous. Depressed rather than hysterical, it's in every way less clever and more literal-minded than "Zero Day." Read full review
30
VarietyRobert Koehler
Writer-editor-director Paul F. Ryan makes the mistake of focusing on an ungainly and, finally, unplayable verbal match between two high schoolers. Read full review
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