The Room (2003) - A Review

For those of you who aren't fortunate enough to know about Tommy Wiseau's masterpiece film, "The Room," I highly recommend that every person sees said film at least once in their lifetime. A lifetime is a very variable amount of time, similar to a mote being a unit of liquid measurement. Nonetheless, this movie is so incredulous that it surpasses a theatrical movie and becomes a truly wonderful experience.

Cinematography:
Firstly, I have cinematography first because I'm a pretentious film student. To say the cinematography of this film was good is like saying that a Wendy's hamburger won't give you cancer. Todd Barron, the director of photography of this infamous film was actually booed by the audience when his name appeared in the opening credits. It is very seldom that the audience will have to yell out "focus" more than once in a movie. Even once seems a little excessive for a motion picture. Lastly, the phrase "Damn you, Todd Barron," was muttered in disgust many times during the film. I think that the composition of shots showed 3/5 of the people on average and was a fascinating use of mathematics in modern filmmaking. In addition, the long pans showed technical prowess of the camera operator.

Acting:
Most of the acting in the movie was acceptable, but it was the shining performance of the gun-wielding character "Chris-R" that truly lit up the silver screen. His brief performance has become a cult favorite. With so few words including "Where," "Fuck," "Denny," "Fucking," and "Money," Chris-R actor Dan Janjigian captured a passionate, ferocious, and misunderstood inner-city character who wants nothing more than for justice of his missing money to be administered. It is ignorant to say that the acting in the movie was poor, because it is impossible to compare to the acting genius of Janjigian.

Overall Experience:
Priceless. Well, not entirely. It cost $7 to get in and I assume the plastic spoons that people threw had to set them back a few dollars, not to mention the extra meal necessary for consumption due to being awake until 6 am. And the gas and parking expenses also increase the overall expense. But other than that, it was mocking the movie, throwing spoons, and laughing hysterically that made this a very worthwhile experience that anyone who loves or hates movies would thoroughly enjoy.