Room 6 (2006)

Simply A Masterpiece

Sadly Over-hyped

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Spoiler Alert, as I will be talking about, Room 6, (2006) Directed and co written by Michael Hurst. Mark A Altman also gets writing credits. The movie is watchable. It strives for a mood of altered realities. Ground covered in far superior films such as, Jacob's Ladder (1990), and, The Sentinel (1997) now throw in a good amount of "Silent Hill" or Session 9 (2001) All the leads are good, they include the stars, Nick and Amy, played by Shane Brolly and Christine Taylor, Separated in a car crash, He is taken to Hell, and she is left to look for him. Jerry O'Connell, plays Lucas, also involved in the crash, and searching for his daughter who was also taken to a place unknown. To say Amy was drawn into some alternate world, of demons and monsters, would be understating the case. The movie kept hitting all the right notes, The effects were efficient, and the music was charged. The only thing that did not work in this movie was, any sense of reason. Through many hints and flashbacks, we see that Amy has to face her guilt for committing a terrible act as a very young girl. There is no real explanation why Nick has to suffer. Oh well, it doesn't matter, what does matter is that it kept me watching. Eight out of Ten "Mysterious Hospitals" Stars

Amy Roberts(Christine Taylor)is having recurring nightmares where a surgeon and staff are about to make an incision while she's still awake, and the faces and event are so real. Boyfriend Nick(Shane Brolly)finally pops the big question but she's late for work, and this unresolved answer(..if she'll marry him)will have to wait until after school(..she's a school teacher). Amy is incredibly afraid of hospitals and this fear derives from a tragic incident when she was a child regarding the death of her pops. A child plagued with terrifying nightmares, Melissa Norman(Chloe Moretz), in her class might have the answer to halt the dreams tormenting Amy..Melissa's artistic renderings of those nightmarish faces troubles Amy, demonic and grotesque. After school, Amy and Nick are driving home when a truck smashes into their SUV causing a massive collision..left with a broken leg, Nick is taken away by rude, inhospitable paramedics and Amy left concerned about which hospital he would be going. Lucas Dylan(Jerry O'Connell), the other driver, whose sister is also hurt and taken to a hospital of unknown origin, will accompany Amy as they search for the whereabouts of their loved ones. Meanwhile, Amy begins seeing demonic faces of her own, many carrying an exact likeness to those horrifying drawings painted by Melissa. We also follow Nick, who is trapped in a hospital with a weird, intimidating staff, and nervous, frightened patients who are reluctant to answer his probing questions about the mysterious behavior of those in charge of their well being.I'm in the minority regarding this movie, because I thought it was an unsettling, rather creepy little demonic thriller, with terrific make-up effects from Robert Hall and his Almost Human team. I thought the demons were genuinely frightening, and provide a real sense of dread as Amy confronts opposing forces who want her soul. The Rosemary's Hospital is quite a spooky setting and it's back story heightens the terror, while also providing answers to what Amy is up against..a battle, or test, facing a past decision regarding her father's death that has lingered over the years, and overcoming this by confronting it will be the only way of escaping those who desire for her to "join them." The theme is really traditional "good vs evil" subject matter with Amy's soul hanging in the balance. Renowned camera operator Raymond Stella learned a lot from working with Dean Cundy, as cinematographer really creating a disquieting atmosphere within the hospital(..the way the lights flicker on and off; how disconcerting, empty, and dark the halls are). Within the film, Amy does have help(..ambiguously presented by certain characters who somehow know her name, like the taxi driver)in discovering the history of Rosemary's hospital in pursuit of saving Nick, while the evil forces always try to thwart her mission. Nick also finds himself pitted against the forces of darkness, trying to uncover the mystery behind the hospital he's stuck in, while also attempting to understand the aggressive and off-putting nature of the staff. Why do they take so much blood, and where are they when he needs them? Director Michael Hurst creates a state of unease for Amy and from the moment she leaves the wreck, the film remains surreal and strange, a world in purgatory as she attempts to find Nick, a spiritual struggle to the very end. Flashy role for Ellie Cornell(Halloween IV)as a disgruntled, acid-tongued white trash mother of Melissa who doesn't appreciate Amy's attempts at "headshrinking" her daughter. Kane Hodder has a terrific cameo as a bum who attempts to attack Amy, and gets into a violent scuffle with Lucas. O'Connel, as Lucas, is able to create an air of mystery despite conveying a very comforting and supportive friend to Amy, who certainly needs one. The climax in the hospital is a doozy, particularly when Amy must face the spirits of burn victims and killer nurses after her as she searches for Nick. The computer effects aren't as effective as the make-up prosthetic work, but I felt they aren't a really heavy burden on the movie overall. Cool factoid..the boiler scene where Amy squares off with a demon harassing her was in fact the very room where NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET was shot. The film does seem reminiscent to JACOB'S LADDER in it's spiritual theme and discomforting nightmarish scenario(..though, this film doesn't quite reach it in overall quality).

as far as horror movies go,this one has nothing new.and the movie is pretty slow,but not as slow as some.for awhile the movie was just that,a slow horror movie.but then it degenerates into some absurd subplots that have no point to the movie.the acting becomes laughable,and the movie joins it.there's some completely pointless female nudity/lesbian/vampire scenes,which scream porno,in my mind.Christine Taylor,the lead actress,was OK,but nobody else really was.and calling this a horror movie is a big stretch.it's not scary in the least.it's also predictable for the most part.i also think it should have ended way before it did.as for the ending,i didn't like it.it was pointless,but that fit well with the rest of the movie.the only reason i don't give this movie a 1 or even a 0 is because i've seen many movies worse than this.i give Room 6 a 3/10

A woman and her boyfriend get into a car accident. After the man is taken by ambulance to an unknown location, the woman (Christine Taylor) goes on a hunt to find him along with her new friend (Jerry O'Connell) -- along the way encountering demons for some reason.I am sad to report that Christine Taylor makes for a very weak leading lady. I loved her in "Dodgeball" and "My Name is Earl", but for some reason she comes across as very flighty here (more in the first half than in the second). Is she not capable of drama? Is acting scared just not something she can do? I don't know, but I was let down. (I'm still jealous of Ben Stiller for having such a hot wife, though.) The early parts of the film are very tedious. There is lots of empty, repetitive dialogue (both in the opening hospital scene, and shortly after when Amy is getting picked up from school). The less each person says, the better the scenes are in this movie. Unfortunately, in the first ten minutes no one will shut up long enough to let the movie have a solid start. (The phrase "I'm awake" probably is said no less than twenty-five times in the first five minutes.) What I found also odd was that although the makeup was decent (the demons looked like demons), the special effects were not very impressive. Rather than use a trick syringe for an injection, for example, they slid the syringe under the sleeve of a patient. Maybe I'm picky and the average viewer wouldn't notice, but I felt cheated.Now, the scenery was nice. The abandoned hospital, the ambulances, the demons. There is a scene with vampire lesbians (or something like that) which I thought was quite alright, although it was more of a tease than anything.Somebody decided to cast Jerry O'Connell, and I'd like to know whom that was. In all fairness, Jerry was a better actor in this film than Christine Taylor. But he just calls to mind crappy films like "Tom Cats" and the show "Sliders". I like Sliders, but this guy is a cheesy actor. He's right up there with Brendan Fraser. His very presence makes a movie's suck factor increase. This one was no exception.Horror icon Kane Hodder (better known as Jason Voorhees) shows up to be a demon bum. I enjoyed seeing Kane Hodder, but the part was not important and could have been played by pretty much anyone. (And really, if you're casting for a bum, get someone who's bum-looking, not a weightlifter.) I will give the Best Actress award in this film to the little girl named Melissa (played by Chloe Moretz). She actually had my full attention when she was on the screen, like everything she said or did was crucial. Excellent. Moretz is becoming what I would call "the Dakota Fanning of horror", because she seems to be the person you call when you need a little girl. (Moretz has so far also appeared in "Wicked Little Things" and "Amityville Horror".) My biggest problem with this movie, besides the poor acting and weak production value, was I was constantly asking myself: did any of this add up? Demons, lesbian vampires, a hospital that doesn't exist, ambulances that steal loved ones. The film makes some attempt to explain this, but that attempt is incredibly weak and I was left trying to piece things together. But I felt like I opened a 500-piece puzzle and 700 pieces fell out. What the heck? 2006 has offered some quality horror films. "Slither", "Feast" and "Saw 3" just to name some off the top of my head. "Room 6" is not one of them, so unless you spend most of your free time watching really crappy movies (like I obviously do), don't pick this one up.