The Oak Room
Gravitas Ventures | Release Date (Streaming): April 2, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
1
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The Film StageJared MobarakMay 27, 2021
The Oak Room is playing games with us as well. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerMay 27, 2021
A lot of things are said; a lot is not. It was a dark and stormy night. An audience walks into a film – and stays for the whole 90 minutes, because it is worth it. Read full review
75
Original-CinJim SlotekApr 28, 2021
This story about stories is best absorbed if you’re not in a hurry. The Oak Room is not long (88 minutes), but the words demand attention. Read full review
65
Film ThreatBrian ShaerMay 27, 2021
The Oak Room is a movie that purports to be seen as a dark and twisty backwoods noir but takes so much time getting to where it actually wants to go that by the time the story winds itself up, we’ve lost interest. Read full review
60
The GuardianPhil HoadMay 27, 2021
This sharply crafted piece talks the talk and finally threatens to walk the walk. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireApr 2, 2021
Back and forth The Oak Room goes, without ever building the tension it ostensibly seeks. Instead, it meanders from tale to tale, and the writing isn’t sharp or specific enough to sustain this kind of complex framework. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 30, 2021
This cut-and-paste cliche collection could have been written by a machine. Read full review
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