Truly Dreadful Film

Good concept, poorly executed.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

For a film that obviously didn't have much money, I was extremely delighted. Some of the performances were good, some were great, and a few were mediocre, but the writing was always interesting. At first I felt like it was getting repetitive in the dialog (a lot of meandering and hesitant conversations), but as the film progressed it felt more and more like real conversations. I was very impressed at what could be accomplished within one setting, and I thought the way the subject matter was approached was very realistic. My only complaint was that it felt repetitive after a while in that every scenario was one man and one woman, and they were all about romance and/or sex. I guess that's just a personal preference, but I would have liked to see a change in the subject matter and character relationships. Regardless, this film is a case-in-point example of how acting, writing, directing, etc. is what really counts, not budget.

I recently saw this at Living Room here in Portland. The movie is a series of short vignettes that occur in the same space (Room 314). The real enjoyment for me was having all of the charters flow into and out of my life through the hotel door. Nice transitioning between stories. That the characters make such an impression on you while they're there says a lot about the writing - and as much about the acting. A character I'd see for maybe 15 minutes...and I thought about them through the afternoon. Each of the stories centered around a different couple, so you've got about 10 different actors. I found several of these actors to be so spot on, I wondered if there wasn't a bit of improvisational latitude given them. The last couple, a young couple at a wedding, were particularly good. The stories seemed to work best as small vignettes, more flavorful...like a sauce reduction. In that format the use of words and space are more critical, and it worked well for me. I would recommend this movie.

Hey guys.. yes, i may be the writer & director among other things for this film but the truth is every time I get to sit in an audience with this film I have a world of emotional responses. Some of which are because I feel the audience is getting to know me very well by watching this very personal film about love and relationships. I wasn't able to sit in the audience at the last film festival I attended which was the Ashland Independent Film Festival but the question and answer sessions were great. I could feel the energy of the audience afterward. I can't express how proud I am to be able to say Room 314 is my first feature and I am sure 20 years from now I will be saying the same thing. I don't think I could have been any more honest when making this film. Thanks to everyone who has seen it and I look forward to reading comments from those who see it in the future. Michael

Just saw it. Nothing groundbreaking, I'm a fan of hand-camera, but this was too much. VERY poor acting. Also it should be mentioned that I am male, and I found this movie to be very sexist. All of the woman characters were written so poorly, they all said one of two things, sometimes both, repeatedly: "What?" "I don't know" usually followed by a dumb laugh of some sort. Really disappointing, could have been great. The actor that played David did a really good job, everyone else, not so much. There was also some scenes that, in my liberal opinion went a little too far. But that is just my opinion. See it for yourself, though I would only recommend the last segment. -Graham