Room

[Smilla]

I, uh...hated the book, especially the notoriously hard to do written-from-child's POV thing, which I feel the author failed at. I'll give her credit for trying, but megafail. However, the trailers I've seen make me think it actually does work better in screenplay/film form and I might see it.

[Deleted]

Could you expand on why it was a fail? I'm interested in your writer's opinion. To me, an average reader, it seemed successful.

[scarlet]

I haven't read the book, so can't speak to what did or didn't work in it, but the movie was excellent and having it told mostly from a 5yo's POV wasn't problematic at all. Overall, it left me an emotional mess. Brie Larson is getting all the noms, but Jacob Tremblay and Joan Allen could also both have easily been in contention.

[missjeremiah]

I read the book a few years ago and loved it. Coincidentally I decided to re-read it again last week and then found out today that it was made into a movie! (don't have cable...never know what's in the theatre). The trailer looks outstanding. I love Brie Larson in anything and looks like she's perfectly cast as Ma.

[Shalamar]

Saw it on Wednesday and thought it was amazing. Someone mentioned above how it never sinks into melodrama, and I totally agree. It's a testament to the power of a mother's love without getting maudlin.

The fact that there have been so many real-life cases like this one makes it all the more gripping.

[Baby Fish Mouth]

I loved the film, and thought it was very understandable that the mother had more trouble adjusting to life on the outside than the son did. I also liked how the director gave us shots from the kid's perspective as he was rolled up in the rug. The escape scene was so tense. I was literally yelling at the kid to RUN.

[fabrichnova]

Jan 31, 2016 12:34:15 GMT -4 scarlet said:

I haven't read the book, so can't speak to what did or didn't work in it, but the movie was excellent and having it told mostly from a 5yo's POV wasn't problematic at all. Overall, it left me an emotional mess. Brie Larson is getting all the noms, but Jacob Tremblay and Joan Allen could also both have easily been in contention.

This.

Brie Larson did well, but to be honest, I thought Jacob AND Joan acted circles around her. I'd give Brie a nomination, but not the win.

I'm probably one of the few who thinks Brie is getting all the wins due to the role itself vs. the performance.

[Deleted]

We watched it last night. Larson was good, but Tremblay was AMAZING. The adaptation from the book was quite good as well.

[Margo]

I agree with the two posts above about Tremblay's acting. Both he and Brie were great, but it just seems so much more difficult for a child to give such a natural performance.