A movie that feels complete...

Rating: 10/10 (3 July 2016)

Warning: This review contains an overuse of the word "complete."
Rarely have I seen a movie that comes together so completely and is without a flaw from beginning to end. I'm struggling to think of a scene or even a shot that was out of sync with the rest of the movie or that needed improvement. Every shot and every scene is written, acted, filmed, directed, scored and edited in such a complete and perfect way that, honestly, it makes most other movies feel and look incomplete.
One doesn't have to have a degree in film or even attended film school to enjoy this movie, but it was amazing to see my film class lessons brought to life on the screen (especially when I re-watched the movie). From the way "Room" is written and filmed, to the way it's acted and directed, and to the rises and falls and tensions of the story, the movie uses all those elements to present each shot, each scene and eventually an entire movie that feels complete from beginning to end.
As an example, the dinner with Ma, Jack, grandpa, grandma and Leo is full of so much tension and drama and the great William H. Macy gives these subtle looks that say so very much without him saying the actual words. And Ma's/Joy's reaction is equally great not only in this scene, but throughout the movie, in that these little, subtle looks and gestures add up to say so much more than words could ever say.
Another example of this 'completeness' comes in what Jack says to some of the objects in the room in the beginning of the movie, and then repeats them in the end, but in the opposite way. What this means is that the writers, cast and crew of this film know exactly what they are doing, know exactly how to do it, and, amazingly, then set out and achieve what they wanted to achieve, which, sadly, is rare in movies and even rarer in real life.
So at this point if anyone (including myself) wants to argue my point that this movie is "complete," Webster's defines the word "complete" as "having all the necessary parts; not lacking anything."
So in that sense of the word, "Room," to me, is, well, complete!