An interesting movie, if you can see the reason for it...

Rating: 8/10 (8 July 2007)

Many people I know went into the movie thinking "the room is haunted" and they had the general air that it would be a horror film. What many seem to miss is that the film was NOT about the room. The movie was based on the character, and his understandings of the room. If you are confused as to what was happening, change the perspective. The room wasn't causing the visions. He was.
All the memories, all the visions, all the things that happened to him were all inside his head. If you take the short time needed to read the story, you see exactly what was being portrayed. Most may go to a movie like this, expecting to be scared out of their minds but not thinking deeply about why things were happening. Yes, there were many changes from the book, but the air of it all remained the same. The man was slowly losing his mind. The room was overtaking him and he was going insane.
If you see the movie, remind yourself at times that you need to think deeper. King's work is very deep and has many levels to it, and sometimes you miss the true meaning when you only look at the surface. The only reason the book and movie are different is because of the style used to write the book, which would have been almost impossible to transfer to film. Yet, I feel they still do an amazing job.
My only complaint (that gave this movie 8 Skulls) was at the end, which seemed to take away that arguable side of whether it was real or not. After a certain scene, a definitive answer is given that kills the wonder of what happened prior. Beyond that, the acting was great, the events were perfectly done, and if you take the time to think deeper on the movie, you will see how truly amazing it is.