Room

Duncan Gray

One of the year's best pulls off several nice coups: act one is less a lurid true crime horror than a clammy domestic allegory; the gripping transition scenes perform the low-budget trick of making the ordinary world look like science fiction; and the last act shows how survival can give way not to relief, but to a new ordeal. Brie Larson does an extraordinary job with this character. I hope she's rewarded for it.

chanandre

Disgusting. Manipulative. Gross. Overrated. Emotional rape. Sentimental porn. Abusive. Exploitative. Callous. Crass. Vulgar. Loud. Uncalled for. Forgettable. Sub-zero.

Dave

Jacob Tremblay gives one of the great performances by a child actor that I have ever seen. Brie Larson rightly received praise for her for, but Tremblay was a revelation for me. Honestly, I knew little about how the story would play out coming into the movie and was pleasantly surprised that it held up even through the second act, which many reviewers felt was the weaker half.

J. O.

After all the hype and awards, I'm left feeling mostly underwhelmed. Clunky aesthetic choices often distracted me, as did the light and superficial treatment of some very dark subject matter. There were some interesting things going on, though, with pretty good performances all around.

Z

Devastatingly powerful film about the unbreakable bond between mother and child. The entire cast is magnificent, but Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay are in a class by themselves. Restrained, sad and remarkably stirring cinema. Keep tissues handy.

ig_____or

It's so nice to finally see Brie Larson ascend to the A-list after an already Oscar-worthy performance in 2013's "Short Term 12". The dynamic between her and Jacob Tremblay is the core of the film, and while it could have settled for a more crowd-pleaser happy ending, "Room" finishes on a bittersweet note, dealing with the struggle of overcoming such a traumatic experience. Very touching, from beginning to end.

Daniel Roque

I feared that Room would lose interest as soon as Jack and Joy left that horrifying claustrophobic place. It didn't, the world outside was just as frightful and captivating to watch. Very tender and engaging with a few morbid moments, Brie Larson is incredible, but the tiny Jacob Tremblay makes the movie - biggest snub in this awards season!

HenriqueA

Holy shit, Lenny, you might be my favorite director alive. And you made me cry and be all distressed for 118 minutes. A very brutal story told with such delicacy. Jakob Tremblay and Brie Larson are MONUMENTAL. I can't ever watch this film again, but I''m so fucking glad I did it this one time.