Room 0 (2024)

Room 0 (2024). 1h 42m

“This is storytelling 101. Minimal effects, 1 location, 1 physical body on the screen, and a whole world unfolds out of it. Masterful storytelling, on par with the likes of Hitchcock.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe pacing is so interesting. With one person in a room, a lot of reading, a lot of silence, a lot of darkness, it still flies by and feels fast paced. It manipulates your perception of time – and space. Itu0026#39;s like time vertigo.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eYou give us just enough to keep us intrigued while keeping us guessing. I always felt like I had just enough of an idea of what was happening so that I didnu0026#39;t lose interest or check out – but I never had a firm grasp of where it was going, so it kept me invested. And from the very first scene, I felt confident that the movie knew exactly where it was going and would be meticulous in how/when it would give me morsels to lead me to the next step.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt is a beautifully and interestingly crafted story about how we can find ourselves caught up in our own cycles and problems while life and the ones we love pass on and pass by right before our eyes. To express such a grand and universal sentiment within the minimalist framework of such an elegantly simple canvas is such an achievement to accomplish as a storyteller and a filmmaker. It is refreshingly innovative. More films like this, please.”