Room
A24 | Release Date: October 16, 2015
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musicalmarvellAug 2, 2020
"Room" is one of those rare films that actually succeed in making people cry (anyone with a soul, at least). Lenny Abrahamson's direction is the most proficient I've seen in a long while. Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay's performances were"Room" is one of those rare films that actually succeed in making people cry (anyone with a soul, at least). Lenny Abrahamson's direction is the most proficient I've seen in a long while. Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay's performances were very powerful; I felt every emotion (and that's exactly why Larson & Tremblay deserved those multiple accolades). And the screenplay, written by Emma Donoghue, is brilliant on so many different levels. Every bit of this film is truly remarkable. It's thrilling, shocking, emotional, and a must-see.… Expand
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Kapli4kaSep 21, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Отличный фильм наполненный эмоциями и героями которым сопереживаешь. Конечно, не без неких мер условностей и допущений, но весьма захватывающий в эмоциональном плане. 9/10… Expand
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RavynousHunterMay 19, 2022
I went into this movie with rock-bottom expectations. Maybe it was from a spate of absolutely abysmal movies that were billed as "shocking" or "horrifying" or somesuch other nonsense.

Room genuinely surprised me, and in a good way. It getsI went into this movie with rock-bottom expectations. Maybe it was from a spate of absolutely abysmal movies that were billed as "shocking" or "horrifying" or somesuch other nonsense.

Room genuinely surprised me, and in a good way. It gets across the extreme stress and horror of Brie Larson's character without being gratuitous. Obvious content warnings include things like involuntary imprisonment, drug use, and sexual assault, though the latter is never directly shown and is made all the more impactful for it, in my opinion. Other tryhard directors would've gone all-in, spending minute after agonizing minute putting the repeat violation of our heroine on full, needlessly graphic display. Abrahamson has shown that he understands the concept of less is more and that one can convey a nightmarish situation without being totally wanton about it.

This is also one of the very, VERY few movies that genuinely made me care about a child character. Between Abrahamson's direction and Jacob Tremblay's superb talent (seriously, if the kid keeps giving performances like this, he's got one HELL of a career ahead of him), Jack is...well, he's a character. A lot of directors just toss a child into the mix and assume you're going to care by default and forget that they need to actually BE characters. That, or they make the kid out as being way too well-behaved, outright angelic, or intelligent for someone of their age and it kinda breaks suspension of disbelief. I could legitimately see a kid like Jack existing. He acts like a 5 year-old, for both good and ill. He interacts with his mom and others like a child would, in those circumstances.

The 2nd half is also done VERY well. The movie could've easily ended at the closing of the 1st half and nobody would've batted an eye. It also could've easily made the 2nd half a grinding, grimdark borefest being needlessly gritty, miserable, and depressing. Again, nobody would've batted an eye if it'd have done that. But, it didn't. The 2nd half was, to put not too fine a point on it, honest. It was sweet at times. Harrowing, too. Even stressful. Again, though, all done in the right way, at the right times, and handled both maturely and realistically.

My wife and I started watching this at midnight, and neither of us so much as had a drooping eye the entire time. Easily one of the best movies I've seen in a while. Its emotional, its honest, and its harrowing without descending into grimdark territory or wallowing in disgusting, pointlessly graphic nonsense.

All in all, an excellent movie and well worth watching if you can handle the subject matter.… Expand
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AgentLviJul 7, 2023
Decent movie. The story is so --so, scoring is great, visual is decent, and the voice is also great
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DarkwingSchmuckJul 27, 2023
Brie Larson gives a tour de force performance in this instant classic. Haunting and beautiful, Room takes you through a nightmare situation from the point of view of a child's innocent eyes. It is a masterclass in visual storytelling.
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