The Room
20196.4movie
Where to Watch
Shudder
AMC+
PhiloKate and Matt discover that a part of their house can grant wishes. In the wake of two miscarriages, what they want most is a child.
ShudderAMC+PhiloKate and Matt discover that a part of their house can grant wishes. In the wake of two miscarriages, what they want most is a child.
No film is totally, completely without merit, so let’s dig into the good stuff first. Volckman’s direction is frequently engaging in the way it communicates intent in concert with the performances. In the opening moments of the film, for instance, the first images the audiences see are of the house: first in totality and then in pieces in the interior, each image beginning fuzzy before a clear focus takes hold. This definitively tells us that the house, and, more specifically the room, is the focal point of the entire film. Not the people, not the events which transpire, but the house.
Unfortunately, the wishes aren’t exactly what they think they are, and they soon realize the expression “Be careful what you wish for” is quite accurate. REVIEW: Not to be confused with Tommy Wiseau’s train wreck of a film of the same name from 2003, The Room is a horror/thriller (but I think Wiseau’s movie is a lot scarier for an entirely different reason) that is long on drawn out, boring scenes but short on actual thrills or scares.
