The Room Next Door

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Abigail D Loved how it portrayed a difficult subject so poetically and beautifully Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/23/24 Full Review PHY Loved the colors. Set design was delightful! Classic Almodovar study of humans interacting with humans. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/22/24 Full Review Patti L Good story and acting Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/21/24 Full Review Gavin L Worst movie ever made I hate the part where they say they are going to hit the gritty Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/21/24 Full Review leonard s this movie is not for everyone because of the subject matter. it is slow but it need to be slow. very well done and excellent acting by the two leading ladies. a story that need to be told and it was told extremely well. worth seeing unless you object or do not want to see a movie about death. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/20/24 Full Review Audience Member Bold as always, Spanish master Pedro Almodóvar elegantly tackles the touchiest of subjects for his first English-language feature. And it's a film that could change your mind about euthanasia. The Room Next Door peels back the very layered onion of the right-to-die movement with an emotional heartbeat that’s truly rewarding to watch. It’s strong, yet wonderfully nuanced; it features two sublime actresses at the very top of their game; and – dare we say it – this so-called tragic drama even has its laugh out loud moments. If this were another drama (or a Hollywood weepie), you might expect Ingrid to plead with Martha to reconsider. Instead, Almodóvar introduces far more interesting thought bubbles. When they begin to have minor disagreements, it feels like small scabs being picked off a much bigger wound. There’s a shadow living with them – an elephant in the room next door, lying in wait to land a crushing blow. The Room Next Door’s final act is a thought-provoking look at the right to die, and the uneasy ways this moral argument grinds its cogs alongside the laws we’ve created. Technically, Ingrid commits a felony - but Almodóvar is asking, did Ingrid do anything wrong? With its gentle quality, it’s hard not to take The Room Next Door home with you. Yes, it’s a death-affirming story. And yet by probing the delicacy of our short lifespans – time spent writing about warfare, and painting, and breathing mountain air, and making love – it’s also a deeply life-affirming one. Read our full review at https://good.film/guide/the-room-next-door-could-change-your-mind-about-euthanasia Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/19/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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