Room

2015 • 117 minutes

About this movie

His entire life, 5 year-old Jack has only known "Room": a 10 foot by 10 foot space in which he is confined with his Ma. She has created a whole universe for him in Room, but after they escape, Jack makes a thrilling discovery: the outside world.

Ratings and reviews

The film has the potential to be amazing. So when it stops short at crucial character and plot development stages and also shies away diving in deep to answer some questions it's all the more disappointing, hence only 3 stars. It is a good movie worth watching. But could have been soooo much better.

People love Room because the idea of a kid raised in the shed of his mum's kidnapper is interesting, and because the kid's cute, and because you feel good when they escape. But the film is generic fucking garbage. Boring writing, uninspired unappealing cinematography, just serviceable acting, god-awful soundtrack, it's just so utterly blaaaaaand on every level. Jesus christ. Do they people who worked on this film just have no fucking imagination or personality or what

It was a very nearly 3 stars. But the shocking second half knocked it. There is some sort of ending just after an hour in. But then it goes on... after this, there's no storyline, no substance and no sense. It had the potential to have a cracking second half but they decided not to go along the route of justice. You'll see what I mean if you watch it.