A Szoba

Egy film, amelyben ezer dolgot lehetett volna csak egy kicsit másképp csinálni, és nem működött volna olyan fényűzően, mint ahogyan működik. Tökéletes játék a nézővel, amely (szándékosan?) úgy indul, mint a legtöbbet játszott "kísértetházas" műfaji film, majd átlátszó "vigyázz, mit kívánsz" erkölcsként folytatódik, végül pedig... (csitt!) Kifinomultan túlkombinált, de logikailag szépen működő többdimenziós játszma, erős társadalmi aláfestéssel és könnyed egzisztenciális tónusokkal (a gyermek elvesztése, az öregedés, a sors megváltoztatásának lehetetlensége). Ezt ilyen precízen megírni egy könyvben csodálatra méltó lenne. És Volckman kifogástalan filmalkotással elmesélte! ****1/2 [Sitges FF] (2019.10.07)

The Room has a banal and unoriginal motive at first glance, but it turns out to be quite an interesting film. It begins as a ghost story/home invasion/sci-fi thing, well, whatever comes to mind, but as it progresses the plot moves to unexpected places, goes through several genres on its way to the end (horror, scifi, fantasy, drama…), asks existential and moral questions with a decent psychological development of the characters, and offers suspense at the end. What brings it down, though, is that it tries to be so many things at the same time, until it ends up not beingany of them 100%. It's still an interesting film, and I applaud it for having the idea and the courage to embark on such a thing, but the target audience will be mainly film buffs and probably not the average TV viewer. (2020.09.29)

Do not watch the trailers, avoid any spoilers! The pleasantly playful first half of the movie will provide plenty of light-hearted entertainment foreshadowing the darker second half where the main characters’ recklessness is bound to backfire, and a desperately bleak situation that will expose them to several deeply unpleasant trials. The movie works creditably well within the principles that guide the way the titular room functions, so that the seemingly harmless game of wishing at the start has turned into an almost Matrix-esque thriller in the finale. The two main stars Olga Kurylenko and Kevin Janssens carry this movie so well,, and when the audience forgives their characters for their reckless behavior after discovering the room initially, they ordinarily end up having to root for them at the end. [Sitges 2019] (2019.10.16)

An exemplary example of a film where the main characters are gradually shattered due to supernatural events. By the end, all the perceptions and twists might be a bit much, but you can't deny the originality and the appealing chamber setting that suit it perfectly. Such an understated yet almost excellent film. (2020.02.01)

After the great trailer, the end result is a better average. Matt and Kate buy an isolated house where they discover a room that can materialize any wish. This concept is delivered very entertainingly until Olga Kurylenko wishes for something she could never have. I found the second half not as entertaining or interesting. There's quite a lot of WTF stuff going on and the finale is oddly overwrought. Thanks to the idea and the beautiful Olga, it might be worth watching, but I expected it to be more intense maybe even more suspenseful. 60%. (2019.10.16)