The Keeping Room

  • 2015


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74 % Certified Fresh
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 53
Negative reviews 8
Average Rating 3.5/5
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2.5
Another lurid exploitation film classed up with moody lighting and character monologues, with none of the authentic regional flavor or amateur energy .. Av Club
2.8
Im positive theres an audience for an Old West tale about fierce, independent women. EW
3.1
For about two thirds of its length ... The Keeping Room steadily holds the viewer in its narrative clutches. Rogerebert
4.2
Both artful period drama and first rate thriller, The Keeping Room is smarter than it looks. Indie Wire
1.5
A handsomely mounted but frustratingly mannered period drama that, in addition to its many other problems, ends just when things appear to be getting .. Variety
4.0
On the other, theres a whiff of exploitation cinema in having women achieving liberation through sexual assault. We Got This Covered
4.0
The term revisionist western has been overused lately. However, this blend of slow burning frontier feminism and taut home invasion thriller is probab .. The Guardian
3.0
However, I felt it didnt come fully to dramatic life, and nothing in it quite lived up to its fascinating and shocking opening. The Guardian
2.5
Which isnt to say that we dont form a relationship with these creatures.
2.5
The Keeping Room amounts to a series of similar verses of the same song, repeating its themes until the drama veers from horror to tedium. Unwavering ..
1.5
A tough and rather merciless film that makes no bones about the horrors of war. It is also a strong and strident story of how three very different wom .. Screen Daily
4.5
The movie is steeped in the kind of melancholy that lifts it above sensationalism. Vulture
1.5
When the battle scarred farm holdouts bear arms and turn aggressors, Hart doesnt trust the audience to read the womens actions for themselves. The Hollywood Reporter
3.0
A ruthlessly satisfying thriller, The Keeping Room will linger with the viewer long after the credits roll.
4.5
The ravages of the Civil War shouldnt require much jazzing up for the movies, but the British director Daniel Barber labors to impress with his Southe .. The New York Times
3.8
The Keeping Room for the most part is able to convey the terror that these women clearly feel, and is even is able to bring some humanity to the villa .. Paste Magazine
3.9
This is a film that deserves to be seen for its visual touches and for Marling, who continues to expand her range and show why shes bound to end up wi .. Paste Magazine
1.5
An intriguing premise never finds a dramatic pulse in The Keeping Room, a self consciously artsy depiction of female grit during the final days of the ..
2.5
Watching just becomes a matter of waiting for the pain to stop. But if youre in the mood for this kind of entertainment, The Keeping Room is a cut abo .. San Francisco Chronicle
3.5
Theyve survived this long by hiding out and staying isolated, and you know this cant possibly last. Cinema Blend
3.1
While the gender based farmhouse siege is suspenseful and bloody, director Daniel Barber weighs in too heavily with extended silences that slow down t .. The Globe And Mail
3.8
Director Daniel Barber has a talent for sussing out the brutality intrinsic in the everyday. Philly
4.5
The films frustrating, fascinating, at times too eager to shock. But its also daring and eccentric. Village Voice
3.8
For a story politically out of step in post Confederate Flag America, Keeping Room is surprisingly affecting. Rogers Movie Nation
3.2
While its well made and periodically attentive to motivation, The Keeping Room rarely pushes the viewer to the edge of their seat. Blu Ray
4.5
Writer Julia Hart and director Daniel Barber develop the womens relationships at a careful, steady pace, giving them time to bond; this is essential s .. Chicago Reader
3.2
The Keeping Room is not an action packed film. There is action, though, grounded in a convincing story of survival.
3.5
Never for a moment does Marling, Steinfeld or Otaru let a hint of modernity affect their speech or performance.
3.0
There are a few plot holes and some stiff acting, but the threesome is compelling as the gals get their guns and their revenge. The Times
3.0
The tension is slow building but palpable, and the movie ends with a nail biting home invasion and a refreshing feminist sting. Radio Times
2.5
But despite its sparseness and haunting photography, the film proves to be little more than a home invasion thriller low on thrills. Az Central
4.5
One terrible, riveting scene lays out the fact that whats going on here isnt about war, but about ordinary life for women, and how women survive it.)
3.1
The scattershot story doesnt fully serve this stellar cast, as the drama often flags. Toronto Star
4.0
A film that speaks to the universal realities of the female experience. Flim List
1.5
With the feminist themes lurking in the background but never explored in a satisfying manner, The Keeping Room is hard to see as anything other than a .. Film Inquiry
3.2
The film idles for a good chunk of the runtime, but thats the point. The Film Stage
2.5
Starring Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld, Sam Worthington, Muna Otaru. Boston Globe
4.5
Does the film actually endorse this kind of nonsense Its unclear). Uproxx
2.8
As gorgeous and well acted as the film is, The Keeping Room can never manage to add up its disparate parts. Barbers attempt to reach for big ideas is .. Blogs Indie Wire
3.5
Dark, brooding and brutal, The Keeping Room features finely carved performances in a Civil War period piece that might as well be post apocalyptic. Detroit News
4.0
Not only does The Keeping Room provide a different perspective than what people typically see in a western, but it also sheds light on the impact that ..
3.5
The Keeping Room is quick (perhaps too quick), blunt, and brutal, showcasing the escalating horrors of true vulnerability with a grace and minimalism .. Consequence Of Sound
3.0
As the narrative nears its conclusion, its at that point we realise we dont know enough about these three women, leaving us a little emotionally detac .. Hey U Guys
2.5
Director Daniel Barber (Harry Brown) never manages to conjure a sense of historical authenticity, though. Oregon Live
3.8
War is cruelty and its Hell and its terrible and it often feels eternal, but it breeds great heroes and wild stories, just like the ones within The Ke .. Film School Rejects
4.0
Despite its historical backdrop, theres an apocalyptic tone to The Keeping Room; its as if were not just witnessing the end of the war, but civilisati .. Film Ink
4.0
For the most part, the western is a particularly male oriented genre. And thats sort of what makes Daniel Barbers The Keeping Room such a cool, satisf .. Ner Dist
3.0
Occasionally its uncomfortable, raising prickly questions about storytelling choices. Lw Lies
3.1
Why cant we understand what people are saying in movies any more The rising problem of inaudible dialogue. Christianity Today
2.0
The landscape is appropriately lush, the brutality is deftly rendered, and if the action is minimal, that may be because it isnt quite the point. Sandiego Reader
4.0
This isnt a movie where women become strong by pretending to be men. Metro New York
2.8
As portrayed, theyre booze addled combatants sufferingand still livingthe horrors of war. Under The Radar Mag
3.8
When the foreshadowed clash finally happens, theres still some subtle character building happening. Scene Stealers
1.5
Short on incident but terribly long on portentous brooding, The Keeping Room feels like 1970s grindhouse rape splotiaton fare tarted up with modern pr .. Movie Mezzanine
4.4
The Keeping Room, beautifully shot in withered browns like a fading photograph, creates a perfectly realized world, at once part of history and yet ou .. National Post
4.5
The ever serious, ever watchable Marling is the films best asset, an island of intelligence within the litany of pain and the succession of visual flo .. New City Film
4.5
The Keeping Room is dark and violent and ends on an ambiguous note, but so did the Civil War and, arguably, the era of Westerns. Sf Weekly
1.9
The Keeping Room has large things to say about war, and how war fosters rape and dehumanization. This timely message is wielded in a blunt force manne .. Heral
2.5
The Keeping Room is competently made and has a distinct visual style that runs from beginning to end, but its all aesthetics with little to show under .. Mac Guff
4.5
The Keeping Room serves up a feminist tale about the brutality of war and sexual violence. Kpbs
3.5
The feminist twist puts this R rated drama in a different league than previous films set in the same Civil War time period. Showbiz Junkies
4.5
This movie stays with you and I would highly recommend it. Leave your genre expectations at the door and just enjoy the beauty the environment and see .. Bust
2.5
The director has distanced from the material, translating into a lack of nerves that fails to correct a final shot that closes the film.
3.1
While there may be some visceral power in the simple revisionist revenge yarn, The Keeping Room trips clumsily over every attempt to plunge into those .. City Weekly
4.5
At times the film approaches pure horror, shocking the audience and making it expectant of what can happen next.
4.5
Handsomely mounted, with the kind of high end, bleakly beautiful cinematography that is now common amongst period productions, but its the performance .. Moveable Fest
4.0
An engaging and atmospheric western that gains an extra level of interest from adding a female centred angle to a familiar genre. Wow 247
4.5
A bold and ballsy fantasy feminist western with tall tale truth telling at its core, the film subversively sets in motion 19th century gender reinvent .. Wbai Radio Women Blog Spot ..
3.0
Gone with the Wind is arguably one of them, but theres a major tonal difference here.) Zeal Nyc
4.5
Marling brings incredible depth and soul to this desperate heroine. Guff



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