Here are review links for this film submitted by our members:
- [New] | Bavner Donaldo @ Cinejour [Indonesian]
- Excerpt: The Room Next Door is a stunning intimate drama about friendship, death, and difficult life choices, strengthened by extraordinary performances from Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, as well as Pedro Almodóvar’s sensitive direction that blends colorful visuals with a touching narrative—a deep reflection on how we face the end of life.
- Eddie Pasa @ DC Filmdom
- Excerpt: Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore create a wonderful, tangible air of togetherness which becomes the oxygen upon which The Room Next Door feeds and thrives.
- Christopher Reed @ Film Festival Today
- Excerpt: The premise never rises above the level of contrivance, and try as we meet, we cannot invest in the outcomes. The real tragedy, therefore, is in the conception, rather than in Martha’s fate.
- Katie Smith-Wong @ Movie Marker
- Excerpt: Moore and Swinton is the on-screen partnership that 2024 didn’t expect but seeing them together in Almodóvar’s first English-language feature feels like a dream collaboration. Although the filmmaker doesn’t tread too far from familiar ground, The Room Next Door feels like a steady return to form that may spell a new era in Almodóvar’s filmography.
- Sebastian Zavala @ Cinencuentro.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: The Room Next Door is a slight disappointment. Its story—based on a novel by Sigrid Nunez—is intriguing and at times unpredictable, but it is presented here coldly and logically, leaving aside its emotional aspect.
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