Like most films of this type, Room 314 demands a great deal from its performers, not all of whom withstand the intense scrutiny. Fortunately, the action is bookended by four of the best.
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VarietyJoe Leydon
VarietyJoe Leydon
Pic feels like a cross between an anthology of ambiguous short stories and a string of acting-class exercises. Thesping is first-rate across the board.
While the cast is uniformly committed, some are able to make more of the material than others.
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The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
The filmmaker clearly has a gift for incisive characterizations and dialogue, but the overall impact of the vignettes is muted by an overall artificiality.
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Village Voice
Village Voice
Writer-director Michael Knowles is interested in what happens when you shove people into the anonymous space of a hotel room, but these mostly unconnected short cuts are neither unusual nor substantial.