Its premise is unsettling,but Lenny Abrahamson’s drama is a perfectly formed picture and, in Brie Larson, or has a genuine star at its heartWarning! This feature contains serious spoilers
“Room” is what delight (Brie Larson) and her five-year-old son Jack (Jacob Tremblay) call their prison. It’s meagrely furnished with cast-offs from their captor’s life: a bent spoon,chipped crockery, a blunted breadknife with its stabbing-point hammered off. There is a bathtub, and a sink,a toaster-oven, a gas ring and a television. Their only view of the genuine world comes through a skylight they can’t reach. Related: Room review: Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay escape confining adaptation Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com