Review of Room (2015) by Wiscojoe — 23 Nov 2015
If Pixar made a Lifetime 'woman in peril' movie of the week, this would be the result. Despite strong performances and screenplay that faithfully adapts the source novel, this movie serves as an example of how difficult it is to translate first-person narration to the big screen.
Having the entire movie seen through the eyes of a five-year-old character that is incapable of understanding the wider world, let alone the trauma that is surrounding him, starts out as a neat conceit, but ultimately drains the movie of tension, catharsis, or any sort of insight beyond general platitudes about motherhood, survival, and the nature of existence.
This review of Room (2015) was written by Wiscojoe on 23 Nov 2015.
Room has generally received very positive reviews.
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