User Reviews

From the first moment the characters are shown, it is clear they have nothing in common and arguments are going to be all over the place. Kate and Michael depict two opposite ways of dealing with the Room. The two main characters seem to live two parallel lives, which never meet. Why did the director write these? Just to show two opposite characters within the Room? Michael and Kate learn nothing from each other. They do not grow or develop.

The characters and their stories are not well explored or developed. When they receive outside messages, we still feel like we don't know the characters.

Why is Kate so upset about her father? Instead of empathizing with her, the spectator feels confused. Showing Kate have a breakdown in bed does not really help in making us feel for her. Dialogs between Kate and Michael are shallow, pointless, they do not lead to the next point of the story. Why does Michael's sister not like Kate? This is never developed.

Kate and Michael's feelings, thoughts, fears, doubts are not particularly developed or heartfelt. Michael appears to be constantly high or lost in space. Kate appears to be OCD, forcing herself to play the good soldier.

The rest of story is predictable: Kate trying to be the good soldier, Michael being the rebel one. Treats are predictable, like Michael receiving a woman and eliciting feelings of jealousy, anger, frustration. The psychedelic/acid trip scenes are a desperate attempt at luring in a certain type of audience, or perhaps at appearing in tune with modern times.

The rules of the Room are available on the monitor, but they are not developed well. The final argument between the two is predictable, boring and not particularly memorable.

What was the message of the movie? That people are willing to kill each other for money? That people eventually go crazy and start hating each other after isolating for too long? That human kind really is selfish, brutal, primordial, fragile? If so, these messages were not conveyed well. At the end of the movie I did not particularly feel for the characters, did not empathize with them, did not take away any special message or new revelation.

I found THX 1138 much more interesting.

As expected the whole movie was shot in one room. I knew this going into the movie. I pictured it would be like movies such as Cube (1997), or Room (2015). The only difference was those movies added something special into the mix, where this one didn't! I must say I added a star because I am a Hirsch fan, but only one star. The few interesting moments did not outweigh the long drawn out boring parts in this movie.

I get it though, sometimes we don't know how toxic a relationship might be until we slow down and actually take a hard look at it. The lead was just NOT likeable! I actually hated her in this movie, her voice, everything was just annoying. This made the movie unlikable. No matter what she did at the end, I already disliked her and would have wished for someone else to play her in this movie. This felt like (to me), a very slow independent film about two people who anyone could see would be better off alone. I would not recommend and I only endured it for Hirsch, I will not be watching it again though.

This movie is so weak. The chemistry between the two characters that we have to watch for what actually feels like 50 days, is non-existent. They seem completely uncomfortable with each other from the very opening. I was uncomfortable just watching them. Like when you're hanging out with a couple that's fighting. And it's like they started losing it after one day! And why would you give yourself a wake-up call when you have nothing to do all day but try to pass time? And how did that one green crayon last so long? And why are they so afraid of the gun? And after a month of not seeing anyone else, why would you not welcome another person, clothed or not. Someone new to talk to! And why are they brushing their teeth? They're not eating anything! And why aren't her roots growing out after 4 weeks? Maybe all of these questions are answered in the last half hour, but I couldn't finish the movie to find out.

Very few films create their message by experiencing the film. The Immaculate Room is the one of those rare films. The slovenly pace. The absence of color, smell, variation. Asexuality. Then...

The film drones, your senses dull, and import of the film hits hard, like a tasteless bite of sand. Like a 2 second orgasm. Like a raw egg white. Life can be that way. Then...

Green lines. Nude strangers. Ecstatic pace. Smelly armpits. Hitting a white, polished marble wall with your head. Red blood. And...

Shawn dies. She leaves. You lose, or do you? Life goes on. Build that kitchen. Take that walk to the car. Learn, feel, be. Life goes on.

Bosworth, Hirsch, and Dewil created a world impossible to blandishly ignore. I was there. No ecstasy was needed. I was there. No bloody head occurred. I was there. No swimming pool water in my little brother's lungs. I was there. Thank you for that rare film experience, more than eyes, more than brain, more than intellect. Meta indeed.

I think this movie was a fantastic idea, with an "alright" execution.

Yes, there are parts where it feels drawn out and nothing is happening, but I think the goal of that is to accentuate the amount of time the characters are in the room for, and to really make you feel like you're waiting for 50 days as well.

Although I do feel that it could've had more happen as well, especially with the "treat" twists brought in. It would've been interesting to see Simone in the room longer, maybe until the end, to see how she reacted to just 18 days instead of the full 50.

The acting was okay, but I feel it could've been better as well, Kate felt a little bit dry until the last scene.

I knew it would be bland as soon as I saw which media company was behind this. Chicken Soup for the Soul claims to be the most self-conscious aware organization but they are so bland when it comes to their storytelling I'm talking no seasoning salmonella still pink in the middle because nothing's ever finished the way it should be. It's fully cooked with no spices. It leaves so much room for improvement you could make a whole new dish.

That's the only way I describe the effort that went into this dry piece of useless bland chicken film. 🎥

First of all anybody would have full blown psychosis after two weeks, in an all white room with no windows and no exit so you can imagine at 51 days. But no. It was boring. The budget was 5 million. I suppose they just wasted that on the actors because this has no value -it's like let's make the cheapest set possible spend a good chunk on the actors and somehow believe people will love it. It's boring. Fast forward to the end if you need closure. Ok bye.

If you don't mind slow paced movies, this might be one to watch. Despite the low reviews, I actually thought it was pretty intriguing. The addition of Ashley Greene took it to another realm which I enjoyed. There were enough scenes to keep me watching throughout. I kept wondering how this was going to end. It was not what I thought which was a nice surprise. Just know that the whole film is in one big white room.

Normally I'm a fan of single room dramas and thrillers but this one was bad. The cast did well but there was zero depth to the characters and the conflicts were predictable and boring.

The final conflict was pathetic and they were way to in your face with the setup. They did almost nothing with what was revealed with the call ins. The drugs were an incredibly lazy way to lead into the drowning story and they ignored everything else that happened during the sequence.

The whole thing felt like Kate was being extremely unreasonable at every turn with no real explanation and Michael didn't really seem to do anything meaningful to move the plot other than receive the random gifts.

This was a great concept but probably one of the worst executions I've seen in the genre. I kept watching hoping to get to the twist that would make it all worth it but by the end I felt like I wasted my time.

This movie is absolute trash. It was watching 2 of the most annoying human beings on the planet, alone in a room for 90 minutes. Not to mention, when someone else finally joins, it makes the two main characters even more annoying. Of course, we also have to add in a 3some with two women and 1 man. Moronic film. Pretentious plot that falls flat and ends up becoming completely pointless. I watched an hour of this film one day, rage quit, and then finished the next in hopes it would be salvaged by the end. No such luck. If possible, the characters got even more annoying. All in all an irritating movie.