The Room
Directed by Christian Volckman
In search of a more authentic life, Kate and Matt leave the city for an old house in the middle of nowhere Maryland. There, they discover a hidden room that has the extraordinary power to grant any wish. Their new life becomes a true fairytale, but beneath the bliss, something darker lurks: some wishes can have dire consequences. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL.
In their new home, a young couple discover a secret room that grants their every wish. But some wishes can have dire consequences...
Cast: Olga Kurylenko, Kevin Janssens, Joshua Wilson
Member Reviews
Great film loved it
Could of been better
Not an awful movie but certainly not great. The main characters are inexplicably stupid with the choices they make seemingly just to further the plot. So if you're ok with yelling "WHY would you do that?" at your tv for the whole runtime then you might like this. But in truth the entirety of this film could have been avoided if they just communicated better.
Only giving 2 skulls instead of the 1 I really want to give it because the premise, though very Monkeys Paw meets Vivarium, could have been an interesting thing if executed better. Otherwise it was not worth the watch. All the plot twists and "surprises" were telegraphed well ahead of time, the wife was unlikable from the opening 10min of the movie onwards, and the husband, though much more enjoyable than the wife, felt weak and secondary to the wife's whims. Had he taken control or put his foot down just once, had he had the strength to do what needed to be done right at the beginning, none of the movie would have happened. Plot's gotta plot I guess...
I liked the way the premise was explored and the actors were engaging. I don’t quite love love it. I think because the characters were hard to like, and the final ending did not have quite as much punch as the rest of the movie. Overall quite good though.