A room of hope

Rating: 8/10 (5 February 2016)

This is a drama that holds from its two protagonist. Brie Larson is amazing and very much deserving of the Oscar this year, and Jacob Tremblay's performance as her son Jack, is stunning. Despite its grim subject matter about the complexity of the relationship between a mother and her child that being kept captive, "Room" never wallows in darkness, but instead stares defiantly into the light and the hope. It is an emotionally powerful story and an honest film that is great through its simplicity. The script from Emma Donoghue is truly spectacular. Never again a fictional story could feel so much like a true story...