VIDEO REVIEW: Is Brie Larson's and Jacob Tremblay's 'Room' Really that Small?

– By Beau Behan, Film Critic

• Room (2015)
• R, 118 min, Drama
• Expanding (USA) Oct. 23; Everywhere, Nov. 6, 2015
• Stars: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, William H. Macy
• Director: Lenny Abrahamson
• Writer: Emma Donoghue (novel and screenplay)

A film adaptation of the critically acclaimed novel of the same title by Emma Donoghue, “Room” is a riveting emotional journey.

Directed by Lenny Abrahamson (“Frank”), the psychological drama stars Brie Larson (“Short Term 12”) as Joy and Jacob Tremblay as her five-year-old son— both locked in a 10-by-10-foot “Room.”

Watch the above movie review and find out why “Room” is rather majestic, and why Larson and Tremblay deserve Oscar nominations for their stellar performances.

Photo Credit: A24 Films

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