Room (2015)

• Year: 2015
• Released: 22 Jan 2016
• Country: Ireland, Canada, United Kingdom, United States
• Adwords: Won 1 Oscar. 108 wins & 140 nominations total
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3170832/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/room
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/room
• Available in: 720p, 1080p, 2160p
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 118 min
• Writer: Emma Donoghue
• Director: Lenny Abrahamson
• Cast: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridgers
• Keywords: based on novel or book, kidnapping, dog, escape, hospital,

	8.1/10
	86/100

Room Storyline

Five year old Jack’s entire life consists of his Ma and whatever he has where they live, Room. Room is an approximate ten by ten by ten foot cubed structure, out of which he’s never been. Seven years ago, Ma – Joy Newsome, the daughter of Bob and Nancy Newsome – was abducted by “Old Nick”, the man who is keeping them captive in Room, which is really a tool shed in his back yard, the shed’s only door secured by a number coded keypad, the code which only Old Nick knows. They are dependent on Old Nick for their basic necessities, such as food, water, clothes and utilities. Whenever Old Nick does stay for extended visits in Room, Ma will not let Jack see him or visa versa, Jack who is supposed to hide “asleep” in the wardrobe. Old Nick has no desire to see his biological offspring anyway. To shield him from anything that is happening to them, Ma has told Jack that the two of them and Old Nick are the only real things, and that what Jack reads about in books or sees on television are all not real. Jack believes that Old Nick gets their food by magic from television. The only exposure they have to natural light is a skylight at the top of Room, out of which they can only see sky. Joy knows she can’t kill Old Nick because they would still be locked in Room. Joy tried to escape only once before Jack was born, that attempt which failed and which resulted in her not having tried again… until now. She has made this decision to try to escape partly due to Jack’s age where he can now understand things better, and an incident which showed Joy what were to happen if something truly did happen to Old Nick with them locked inside. If they are able to escape, not only would Jack be required to adjust to a life and a world he may have no comprehension about, but Joy may find that the outside world is much more difficult to adjust to than she imagines, and not only because of the changes to outside in seven years.

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brilliant performances

In a small room, Ma (Brie Larson) is celebrating the fifth birthday of her son Jack (Jacob Tremblay). There are no windows except for a skylight and no obvious door. Jack’s understanding of the outside world is limited. It’s soon obvious that they are prisoners of a man they called Old Nick. Ma finally tells Jack that her name is Joy Newsome and she was taken when she was 17 some 7 years ago. Jack angrily disbelieves at first. Joy comes up with a daring gamble to escape back to her parents (Joan Allen, William H. Macy).

This is a star-making role for Brie Larson. Her performance in ‘Short Term 12’ is amazing but little seen. She once again delivers a top-notch performance. She has inner strength and humanity. Jacob Tremblay is a wonderful discovery with his squeaky little voice. It’s an almost perfect little film. I was wondering where this movie was going at certain points in the middle but I think it ends in the perfect place.

Hateful characters

I watched ROOM because I’m a fan of Irish director Lenny Abrahamson, that’s the only reason. The premise didn’t really appeal to me, although I’m aware that it’s based on various true stories about long-term captivity; if I’m honest I’d rather watch a documentary about one of the cases rather than this attempted fictionalised version. And, truth be told, I didn’t like ROOM very much at all. The premise is okay, but there are two problems with this. The first is the running time: at two hours, ROOM is a film which is dragged out. I couldn’t help but think it would have worked better as a thirty minute short. I thought the first half was bad, but once the characters actually get out, it really stalls. I know they’ll struggle to adapt to society, I can work that out for myself, but I didn’t need to see all those dragged-out moments and relationships with other characters.

The second problem is that I hated the characters in this film, and not just the villains you’re supposed to hate. Brie Larson gives a non-performance as the lead and the only thing they got right was in making her skin look manky. She’s unsympathetic to me, a mother who seems to take a perverse delight in putting her child into danger over and over again, and I found her behaviour quite disgusting. With a proper actress giving a proper performance I might have liked this more. Even worse is the kid: a typically bratty American child whose overbearing and obnoxious attitude makes him no different from all the others we see in the movies. Why do American kids seem so selfish, self-obsessed, and prone to tantrums? Due to this child, the only thing ROOM did for me was to give me a headache. A pity, as Abrahamson’s earlier movies ADAM AND PAUL and WHAT RICHARD DID were both very interesting, while this and FRANK have by comparison been chores to sit through.

The acting is phenomenal!

Marvelous film. Captivating plot filled with mountains of emotions. Brie Larson’s performance in this film was breathtaking. Her emotions, facial expressions and tones were perfectly done, which is one of the main reasons why this was such an incredible film. Jacob Tremblay’s performance was also amazing.