The Keeping Room

Drafthouse Films | Release Date: September 25, 2015

5.6	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Ratings

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smiyamotFeb 4, 2016

War is Hell. But we never think about the people left behind on the home front and what they go through. This was the Civil War so life was pretty boring anyway. No internet, no video games, life was slow and boring. The movie portraysWar is Hell. But we never think about the people left behind on the home front and what they go through. This was the Civil War so life was pretty boring anyway. No internet, no video games, life was slow and boring. The movie portrays this; eat, farm, hunt, sleep. Next day, repeat. Much tougher for these women since their men were on the losing side of the war. We see the lives of 3 women, an older woman, maybe her fiancé left for the war, a young girl who doesn't really comprehend what the war's affect is on her life, and a slave who has become the equal of the white women, not because she moved up in social status but because they moved down.… Expand

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GFactorMay 20, 2016

Pure, strong, emotional and tense. This words describe The keeping Room, one briliant movie when we can see "Girl Power" with the three AMAZING actress: Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld (really great) and Muna Otaru (the best part and suprisePure, strong, emotional and tense. This words describe The keeping Room, one briliant movie when we can see "Girl Power" with the three AMAZING actress: Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld (really great) and Muna Otaru (the best part and suprise of the movie, excellent debut).… Expand

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DawdlingPoetNov 26, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a very tense and suspenseful Western featuring three women trying their best to look out for one another. It had me at the edge of my seat at times and I felt the cast did well in their roles, although it is undoubtedly slow to build up the plot at the start and thus it may not appeal to all. There is a distinct lack of dialogue at times but I still felt it was engrossing, with the main character, Augusta, being somewhat of an enigma.

When the action really gets under way, its mostly set at night and is quite looming and bleak in tone and thus it has a reasonably good sense of atmosphere, although it also has a lot of shaky/wobbly camerawork, which may also frustrate people. I suppose it adds to the gritty realism of it but it may also seem quite distracting and may put people off, especially if you get motion sickness etc. There are some instances of poignant dialogue, which made me realise the characters were, perhaps, surprisingly thoughtful. Its undoubtedly a bleak and somewhat grim Western drama film, not an all guns blazing action film, Western or not - its not quite great but its certainly not bad either. I'd cautiously recommend this, esp. to fans of Brit Marling, who plays Augusta.… Expand

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