Intelligent and memorable.

Rating: 9/10 (6 February 2016)

There are many levels to what makes a great movie. You can talk about the technical aspects, the pacing and the writing all day long and know that it's great. But what makes an incredible movie? For me, it's the emotional value.
I watched Room towards the end of 2015 before I saw any of the frontrunning best picture nominations and to be honest, it was the most memorable. The writing had me invested in the story, the acting had me invested in the characters and the film making was incredibly unique giving me even more of an appreciation for the movie. As I said though, what had me hooked the most was the fact that the content of the film was hitting me on an emotional level. Whilst following their own personal arcs, I was experiencing the same emotions and understanding where they were coming from. That's intelligent movie making.
I can only say good things about this film. The only reason I didn't give it a ten is because I'm a sucker for sweeping environment style cinematography that obviously didn't have relevance in this kind of film, however, upon a rematch I may be inclined to change this and give this movie a rating of ten.