The Killing Room
The Killing Room
R | 16 January 2009 (USA)
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Four volunteers sign up for what initially appears to be a typical paid research study, only to discover that they've unwittingly become involved with a classified government program that was said to have been terminated nearly two decades ago.

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ReaderKenka

Let's be realistic.

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Hayden Kane

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

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Adeel Hail

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

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Janis

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

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Johnny Fox Show

I love the trapped in place X movies where you get to see whats causing all the stuff like cube, exam, saw, nine dead, would you rather, hostel, and all the other crazy whodunit/escape movies. This one.... is bland as the room it's filmed in. The premise is just stretched to thin, it boils down to "Government is EVIL GUYS!" and that's about it. Really not much killing... like at all. No creativity just a random guy comes in and offs em with a pistol... that's it. No real commentary on anything or mystery they make it evident from the start CIA is evil. That's all this is "Gov't Bad, we shoot ppl for answering stupid questions wrong with no mystery or suspense" It's boring, and nick canon is in it which just screws it up even more.

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hudsonda4

Sorry but I use headphones and pretty much any movie like this one is impossible to watch.The Actors whisper their lines as quiet as possible and then screaming blaring sound effects.So if you want to watch this movie with headphones, you have to keep your finger on the volume and crank it from 25% to 100% back to 25% back to 100%. Stop, rewind crank the volume and hear what they said. Crank it back down to 25% because your eardrums are being blown.After having to rip the headphones off three or four times because of it going from actors who are whispering to extremely loud sound effects I just gave up. Screw this movie.

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movieseed

Some people keep saying it was derivative but I loved the way this film pushed the genre constrains in it's own unique and intriguing ways. Sure it was clichéd at certain obvious moments and had its inherent flaws but at the same token it surprised me at a few turns. I won't spoil this for anyone and I wont tell you the plot but just give it a try if you're bored one afternoon and have an hour or so to kill. just Just don't expect an Oscar worthy performance or mind blowing character study.Not better than a 6/10 and the acting could have had a little more to it but I would watch something by these filmmakers again.

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gothiclemonade

I found this gem on Netflix not too long ago, and immediately sat down to watch it - and trust me, the only reason I regretted it was the bizarre feeling of empty shock I had afterwards. While this certainly isn't gory or particularly scary, it masters the idea of psychological thrills almost flawlessly. When the woman was shot in the head so close to the beginning, I actually had to pause the film and take a minute or two to compose myself! Trust me, I've seen a lot worse, but I was not expecting that. Everything in this movie seems to have you on edge, especially the scenes where it feels like the characters might go against each other in a dramatic way, instead of helping each other out or trying to get through it. The only criticisms I really have for The Killing Room is that the acting of Mrs Reilly (is that her name? I can't remember) wasn't too great in my opinion, but I think it might've been the character instead of the actor so it wasn't that bad. Also, there are some scenes that feel a little unnecessary, but I'd have to go back and watch it again to see if they made more sense to me a third time. This movie has one of my favourite endings of all time - perhaps my actual, number one favourite! - that shocked me more than anything else has ever done, without being freaky or jumpy or gory or violent or anything like that. Definitely an interesting watch, and one I'd recommend to anyone who's interested in it.

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