The Maid's Room
Paladin | Release Date: August 8, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
2
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70
Los Angeles TimesInkoo KangAug 7, 2014
There's just enough compelling reversals and anything-could-happen suspense to make this increasingly claustrophobic work effective. Read full review
60
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergAug 7, 2014
The Maid’s Room has much to recommend, including the versatile Mr. Camp (“Tamara Drewe,” “Compliance”) in a Machiavellian role. But it doesn’t marshal its twists toward a convincing or satisfying conclusion. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineNick PriggeAug 3, 2014
Drina is less of an individual, and one whom we wish to see avenged, than a transparent martyr for the collective sins of the wealthy few. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeAug 8, 2014
Aiming for Hitchcockian suspense but coming closer to daytime drama, the film offers only occasional tension. Read full review
40
SalonAndrew O'HehirAug 6, 2014
Let’s be clear right up front that The Maid’s Room doesn’t quite work, intriguing premise and all, and that the fault lies with Walker’s labored script and wooden characterization. Read full review
40
VarietyRonnie ScheibAug 6, 2014
After a seductively moody intro, Michael Walker's domestic thriller devolves into a cartoonish attack on the filthy rich. Read full review
30
Village VoiceAbby GarnettAug 5, 2014
Too low-stakes for horror, too lamebrained for satire, and too incoherent to be didactic, The Maid's Room simply uses Drina and then throws her away. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanAug 7, 2014
It’s admirable that writer/director Michael Walker wanted to make a socially conscious thriller. But surely he didn’t have to replace all the thrills with broadly moralizing messages. Read full review
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