The Room

Given that this is a cult film that many viewers can't get enough of, I guess I expected it to be even more of a hit. I have to admit, though, that Tommy Wiseau's acting is just so bad and so unique that at times you'll just stare at what he spits out. He's being serious, isn't he? It doesn't matter; this is something that can easily deter you. And probably excite you. For me, my enthusiasm is more restrained. (09/05/2017)

Never have I had such a great time watching a film that I booed. So why this rating? Simply because the film is bad in every respect. It makes any South American soap opera look like a professional masterpiece worthy of the critics’ award. But it was the terrible performances both in front of and behind the camera that made me almost split my sides. All the sex scenes, all those characters appearing and disappearing (Denny was killing it), Johnny's laughter, all the dialogue (especially the scene in the flower shop), and the character of Mark's best friend created a geyser of hilarious fun. It’s a “Boo!” from me but "Wake up, Johnny!" (01/09/2020)

I really don’t like it when people give ironic high ratings to bad films. At all. I don’t care about guilty pleasures, I just don’t like bad films by incompetent creators. I think they are offensive to those creators who at least try. But The Room is something else! If it had been made like this deliberately, I would be a brilliant comedy, but the fact that this is the result of a series of accidents and some kind of bizarre aliens can’t erase the positive emotions that I have from this “film”. No bullshit, I haven’t been so fascinated by a film in a long time, even if it is really bad, and how improbably bad it is sometimes, but still. (02/24/2018)

I believe that when you see this film in a full cinema of giggling people, for example, you will give it five stars without the slightest bit of remorse. I saw it by myself, so I often shook my head in disbelief at all the acting "performances", at what the characters spewed out of their mouths, and also at how many bed scenes can be crammed into the first half hour (I knew the breasts of the main character so intimately during that time that I feel like I also slept with her). I only laughed during the finale, during which I also realized a strange thing - the Room didn't bore me at all. (12/17/2017)

The film is so bad it's actually brilliant. An exquisite gem that goes beyond the bizarre. Lousy quality in all respects and a complete lack of logic. I would be lying if I said I hadn't had fun watching this, though. You shouldn’t worry too much about why the characters start playing catch all of a sudden or why they change opinions literally in mid-sentence because nothing at all makes sense here. Absolutely random shots of the San Francisco skyline accompanied by (all sarcasm aside) a perfect central musical theme, with acting (uhm) performances from another planet. The script is terrible, but whenever Tommy Wiseau is on screen, prepare to be (if unintentionally) amused. A well-deserved cult status. "Oh, hi, Mark." (01/24/2018)