Review of Room (2015) by Hotfromcauldron — 24 Oct 2015
A five year old boy learns "if you can’t go back to the womb you better be a good fighter ".
A woman questions her motherhood - between her selfishness and selflessness.
Yet with these two interesting character arcs and an unusual premise there is “Room” to grow in this adequate film. The problem lies in the fact we are let into their world the moment they try to escape it .
And cheated of the most critical decisions by the victim and the most crucial years of growth for the boy.
There is no exploration of nature vs. nurture or maybe even attachment parenting. And so we are left with one must assimililate back into society as say a newly released prisoner or soldier from deployment - the other must be reborn like “Charly” with neither story totally satisfying - held together by two great performances.
This review of Room (2015) was written by Hotfromcauldron on 24 Oct 2015.
Room has generally received very positive reviews.
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