I was bored less than twenty minutes into this film Locked in a Room (2012). This is a Saw-like
film in which three teenagers are locked up in separate rooms and forced to
endure some psychological and physical torture by some masked individuals if
they don’t answer specific questions. The film is edited in a frenetic style to
give the film more immediacy and the cinematography is dark and moody but that
doesn’t save a film which has nothing to say.
It tries so much to be like a Saw film in which the individuals enduring the torture are supposed
to learn something about themselves but fails miserably because the
performances are all around pretty poor.
This is a film that tries so hard to be good but there are so many
things wrong that it can’t possibly save itself. For this style of film it’s all about leaving
your brain at home, completely.
There’s nothing saving this film unless you enjoy these
types of brain-dead films but there are some interesting costume designs and
makeup applications for the people who keep the teenagers captive. An utterly forgettable film.
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