The Lost Room
SyFy | Release Date: December 11, 2006
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
9
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Detroit Free PressMike Duffy
Season 1 Review: A terrific, six-hour miniseries, beautifully written and sharply directed. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyGillian Flynn
Season 1 Review: As much fun as the adventure is, the central mystery — what happened in that motel on that May date that created such cosmic blowback — is never truly explained. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: A very complex metaphysical mystery, the enjoyment of which comes, in no small part, from the surprises that spill out as it slowly unfurls. Read full review
75
New York PostLinda Stasi
Season 1 Review: Bizarrely complicated and intriguing. Read full review
70
Variety
Season 1 Review: Strange and clever, "The Lost Room" is full of winding corridors, peculiar twists and wry, oddball humor, set against a mystery that recalls TV's better Stephen King productions. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyRobert Abele
Season 1 Review: And while the quest story has the inevitable whiff of The Lord of the Rings about it... the episodes almost feel more like sci-fi Hitchcock than anything else. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: Maybe the best thing about this miniseries is the weird assortment of characters. Read full review
60
Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
Season 1 Review: It's a supernatural mystery, involving a few ghosts, a little time travel and lots of crazy people. People who have been missing The X-Files might really go for The Lost Room. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
Season 1 Review: A long ride to nowhere but with some nice scenery and exciting turns along the way. Read full review
60
NewsdayVerne Gay
Season 1 Review: "Lost Room" is a shaggy dog story that gets shaggier with every scene. It's a tale as tall as the Empire State Building that threatens to topple in the merest breeze but - miraculously - never does. Read full review
60
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: "The Lost Room" is certainly a more creative exercise than past Sci Fi miniseries (including "The Triangle"), but it sometimes feels rushed. Read full review
60
Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
Season 1 Review: The tale's beyond complicated, to be sure. But it also may be the most watchable six hours of strangeness you'll see this season. Read full review
60
The New York TimesVirginia Heffernan
Season 1 Review: A quest romance in which Middle Earth is essentially Route 66, that national treasure, and some of its burned-out byways. Read full review
40
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: A tonally mixed-up disappointment. Read full review
40
Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Season 1 Review: Enjoyment turns to exasperation as the tone wobbles from horror to crime drama to fantasy to comedy. Read full review
20
TV Guide MagazineMatt Roush
Season 1 Review: An especially silly descent into incoherence. Read full review
20
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum
Season 1 Review: While it's not totally painful, it's so hopelessly incoherent that you'll probably get a headache or two if you actually stick with it for the full three days and six hours. Read full review
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