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To repeat what I read in a previous review-- what did he say? The dialogue consists of a lot of whispering with cuts to much louder sound effects and screaming, forcing you to keep the volume remote in hand. Or, in my case, leading to apologies to the neighbors for the intermittent screaming last night.

More to the point, what did the movie say? It's a suspense/thriller, which keeps you waiting and really hoping that the ending pays you back for the time invested. This movie doesn't. The ending forces the viewer to realize how implausible the whole premise is.

I won't spoil the ending except to say that the ending is spoiled by the time you get to it.

Although it isn't one of the top films I've yet seen I found this one worth watching. It is a sort of mind-game movie. It was only at the last few minutes that you truly understand what the hell you had to make of it all.

One of the reviewers said it was a waste of time saying that is was for the most part filmed in one room and the low budget statement. Well, let's watch 12 Angy Man, to my opinion one of the best movies ever, there is only one room where the entire movie plays out!

If you like mind-game movies, thriller and secret organization performing (brutal,but not sick-) mind game experiments (where people do die) you should watch this one.

The film is a taut, effective psychological thriller and character study. It's not entirely novel, but it's well done and could possibly be set on a stage as a play. The set is not elaborate, taking place almost entirely in a white, locked room, and the pacing relies on dialogue and Deus ex Machina, as well as what Hitchcock called MacGuffins, e.g., the gun, the clock, the questions on notes, etc. These types of plot devices are common in thrillers, and they're used to decent effect here. I will agree somewhat with people who found a lot of the dialogue to be very quiet, almost mumbled, particularly when the crew were communicating over the radio. I had the volume up and could hear it, but I believe it was done for a reason and has the effect of subtly adding tension (if you can hear it), and it's likely done for a reason by the researchers. Indeed, everything that happens in the film can be considered part of the experiment. Or perhaps not ...

I see that many people who are reviewing this film believe the premise of the experiment to be implausible. There was an infamous psychological experiment dealing with authority conducted in the early 1960s at Yale, that escalated quickly, but almost predictably, into a Lord of the Flies type situation and had to be halted. It's known as the Milgram experiment, and I'd add a link but it's against the guidelines, so do a search if you're not familiar. Also search for MKULTRA, a very real CIA program that ostensibly was shut down in the mid-1970s after a Congressional investigation uncovered a small amount of evidence of what was going on, some of which involved psychological experiments on unknowing subjects, including a surreptitious LSD dosing of a CIA agent which lead to his suicide. The remaining papers that weren't destroyed before the investigation revealed an environment ripe for the kind of abusive experimentation shown in the movie.

The thing is, the people running MKULTRA really didn't know all that much about a lot of what they were studying, and they had virtually no real oversight and too much latitude, so even though not well intentioned lots of their experiments went nowhere. They tried many different "truth serums" to no avail, as well as studying purported UFOs and paranormal experiments, interviewing and testing "experts" in the field, mostly dealing with the possibility of mind control of some sort. The film "The Men Who Stare At Goats" is a much less serious stab at the subject of MKULTRA. There are also plenty of conspiracy theories floating around about it, including the idea that it was never truly shut down, but the facts as we know them are pretty crazy, with thousands of pages of evidence of a CIA-run covert psychological program gone off the rails - at least with Milgram they knew they had to draw a line somewhere, but not really for MKULTRA.

You really don't need to make anything up, but what the film does with MKULTRA does make for an interesting premise. It's not that different from some of what they used to do, so it's plausible to anyone who knows the history, or plausible enough. You don't need complete realism, just the elements for good drama and a competent cast, and they're all here. It might not appeal to fans of the modern gory morality plays like Saw, as it's not a big budget film and is morally ambiguous. It's not as good as Hitchcock's one-room thrillers, such as "Rope," but what is? It's far better than most horror films made today, relying on slowly building tension which never truly abates, and the ability of the actors to make it real. Worked for me.

The premise of the film is valid and worthy of exploration. The execution of the film is a mixture of brilliant voyeuristic witnessing of how humans can react to extreme circumstances and of clichéd (yet in the context of the plot) inappropriate Hollywood techniques (the most annoying of which are the ludicrously unnecessary 'lunar space mission' communications we hear as the experiment progresses. Overall though, a very worthwhile watching experience with a genuinely surprising twist at the end. I, like many, was on occasion reminded of the Saw films but this is definitely far enough removed from them to make it valid and justified. Overall, a good, clever and satisfying film and I'm definitely going to watch the sequel.

This is a pretty decent movie and is based on a lot of compelling psychological research. It is basically a sobering remake of the Manchurian Candidate.

I watched this on My Rabbit TV download, and for the most part, the majority of movies on Rabbit TV are average, save for the documentaries. This movie caught my eye and when you research the backgrounds of some of the most recent spree shooters, Hassan (Fort Hood), Jared Loughner and The Batman Shooter in Colorado, it's not difficult to come away with a point of view that, "yes...this type of stuff is going on". I believe that if you don't consider that, you might as well just keep watching Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

The sound editing is for crap, which is really a shame. Otherwise, I would have given this film a higher rating. It's worth watching, if you have an open mind and you've "crawled down the rabbit hole" a few times.

Another film, based in one room, in which 4 people are eliminated to one, told from the perspective of a behavioural psychologist observing the experiment. The experimentees are promised $250 each for completing the 1 day 8 hour test but have no idea what the experiment is or who is behind it. The film starts out with a lot of promise - after the irony behind the traps in the Saw franchise the ingenuity bar has been set reasonably high already. Factor in the cult success of Cube and this film is branching into a cornered market. But then again that really is the problem: apart from 1 of 2 cheap jumps there is barely any glint of originality in either the script, performances or concept. The director has done OK with limited material yet even overlooking the often mumbled dialogue (really, why they whisper so much is utterly baffling) and the frequently massive jumps to conclusions that seem to be spontaneously materialising out of thin air, there is still nothing here to shout about. As other reviews point out, the walkie talkie commentary gets annoying quickly but thats not the biggest of the many flaws. Without the gore of Saw we need good three dimensional relatable characters whereas The Killing Room presents us with cardboard victims on the assumption that for some unknown reason we will guess who's going to survive and indeed, care. It's painfully obvious from the start who's going to win, what interested me was how the doctor would react to the unfolding events. Well, that plot line goes nowhere interesting - so that was a wasted mental effort on my part. The only positive from this film is that it's all over very quickly. There's a totally predictable twist ending and a wider social commentary element that falls flatter than Kansas.

This is not a slasher/ hacker movie, this is much more a physiological thriller delving into humanities ability to survive.

The plot gets going quickly. The 'main' character is a woman watching as small group of people arrive in a room. They think they are there for a questionnaire, a few medical tests and a few bucks, but not so.

The movie progresses quickly, but does leave the audience with some glaring questions here or there. These take a bit of a leap of faith to get around, but the speed and overall enjoyment of the movie caused me to over look them for the most part.

The movie does a good job of building tension, but we are introduced to a major piece of 'logic' for the Killing Room moments before the climax - maybe a bit of an easy way out there.

The acting is solid. The cast is largely recognizable faces, lead by a surprising addition of Nick Cannon who does a fine job.

Overall I enjoyed this movie because I could look beyond its many minor issues and enjoyed the overall premise.

Watching "The Killing Room" is sort of a frustrating experience, because there seems to be a missed opportunity behind every corner. You just know there's a good movie in there somewhere, at times even several good movies, but whatever great material is buried in the mix just can't find a way to get to the surface. For instance: this film really had a fighting chance to be a dark, gripping, claustrophobic masterpiece. The four characters in the titular room are all well-written and competently acted (even by the surprisingly good Nick Cannon), their disputes are believable, their mysteries are interesting enough, but whatever atmosphere their scenes create is completely neutralised by the ridiculous number of scenes set outside the room. These are just so bland, so needlessly explanatory, one tends to wonder why they're even there. Why not just set the entire movie in just that one room, would have been way more effective and mysterious. "The Killing Room" is like this compelling magical illusion that the magician starts explaining while he's still performing it. It's not like this suddenly makes the illusion any less great, but it doesn't matter, it sucks out all the fun anyway. Furthermore, the twist ending is just kinda silly, if not just moronic. It's a thing you don't see coming, but when it does come it's still pretty "meh". This movie didn't work for me at all.

In THE KILLING ROOM, four unsuspecting subjects are trapped in a white room with no exit, and forced to answer a series of questions. The wrong answer means certain death for one of them.

Meanwhile, the mysterious people (Peter Stormare and Chloe Sevigny) conducting this experiment observe and manipulate from their perch above the room. Trouble brews when Sevigny's character questions her role in this insane project.

In the end it's revealed that nothing is as it's appeared to be, and a very dark purpose is fulfilled.

Timothy Hutton and Clea DuVall are the standout test subjects.

This is bleak stuff...

This Is A Good But (Real Life) Scary Movie ... The Distinct Possibility That In Our Battle To Destroy The Evils Of The World We Become That Very Same Evil ... The Thing That Is Even Scarier Than That Is That We Make It OK By Saying Better Us Than Them ... Convincing Ourselves That Because We Are Trying To Save Ourselves From Them, The Evil We Do Is Just ... ***Can You Hear It, Can You Hear The Express Train Riding Us All To Hell In The Name Of Our Just Cause, Because I Sure As Hell Do ...

This could have been a really good movie, but, it doesn't quite deliver. It has a very good premise and the acting is good. Unfortunately it never quite comes together in the way that you want it to, there are better films of this genre, like Exam or Cube. You're not missing much by skipping this one.

Sorry but I use headphones and pretty much any movie like this one is impossible to watch.

The Actors whisper their lines as quiet as possible and then screaming blaring sound effects.

So if you want to watch this movie with headphones, you have to keep your finger on the volume and crank it from 25% to 100% back to 25% back to 100%. Stop, rewind crank the volume and hear what they said. Crank it back down to 25% because your eardrums are being blown.

After having to rip the headphones off three or four times because of it going from actors who are whispering to extremely loud sound effects I just gave up. Screw this movie.

Some people keep saying it was derivative but I loved the way this film pushed the genre constrains in it's own unique and intriguing ways. Sure it was clichéd at certain obvious moments and had its inherent flaws but at the same token it surprised me at a few turns. I won't spoil this for anyone and I wont tell you the plot but just give it a try if you're bored one afternoon and have an hour or so to kill. just Just don't expect an Oscar worthy performance or mind blowing character study.

Not better than a 6/10 and the acting could have had a little more to it but I would watch something by these filmmakers again.

I hate this type of film; it really annoys me.

I'm not talking about the acting, the script or even the storyline. Its the dialogue; I could hardly make out what the characters were saying, they just seemed to mumble their way through. Or is it the editing? No idea, but what could have been a decent film was ruined by the incomprehensible dialogue.

And it wasn't just me. A group of us watched it and after 30 minutes we just stopped the DVD because half of the time none of us could work out what the actors were saying. This is a shame as it seemed like a good film and from what other commentators are writing (who clearly are not as hard of hearing as we are!) it seems that it had a good ending and was well worth the wait.

PS. The military 'speak' I found annoying as well; you know: Foxtrot Lima has expedited the questionnaire, his pen is three inches from the sheet and closing, 1 second to contact, Alpha Zulu out......etc etc..

FIRST: Let us FOCUS on the Title's Content and Context: Perhaps the TITLE may sound gruesome... But Let me set the record straight regarding KILLING ROOM's AUDIO! Many reviewers complain about the sound. "Couldn't understand!", "Needed Captions!", they protest! Believe me, as an amateur expert, everything "Audio" here is exquisite; it just doesn't get any better! Is the dialog hard to follow? You bet it is! And this is EXACTLY what 32 year-old South African Director Jonathan Liebesman (Darkness Falls/Rings) wanted! Stress/Tension levels tend to go through the roof when you're under constant duress about having missed something crucial. Don't worry! I guarantee You won't!

KILLING ROOM does have similarities to most of the films it's compared to here. However, IMO it bears, by far, the greatest similitude to Spain's La HABITACION De FERMAT (FERMAT's ROOM). FOUR nothing-in-common strangers have responded to a Want Ad for "Test Subjects".

And, From the get-go, they're told that "They will be given $250 each, for their participation/ co-operation. One by one they will be eliminated from the experiment. However, they ALL will receive $250, irrespective of the order of their elimination!" What someone SHOULD have requested was: "Define ELIMINATION"!

Surprisingly well done ensemble acting, with Timothy Hutton, Chloe Sevigny and Peter Storemare the most noteworthy examples. If KILLING ROOM had not lost its iron grip on me for a few minutes about 3/4 through, I would have rewarded it with 10*...A real shame, that! Part Psychological Drama/Suspense, part Mystery/Thriller, part Dark Morality Play, and the fourth component is what makes KILLING ROOM totally unique, makes it stand out head and shoulders above the pack! Unfortunately, the simple act of revealing it would serve as a definite SPOILER!... So you'll just have to see KILLING ROOM for yourselves, won't you? 8*STARS*

..... ENJOY! / DISFRUTELA!

Any comments, questions or observations, in English o en ESPAÑOL, are most welcome!

Psycological thriller movie. The film presents a hypothetical evolution of the secret US program, MK-Ultra, the MK-Patriot. MK-Ultra was a mind enslavement program, while MK-Patriot is trying to identify suitable candidates to become obedient pawns of the U.S. government in suicide missions. So we see 4 candidates who do not know the details of the psychological test they expect as volunteers and who finally find later that their lives are in danger. So how far could they go to survive? Particularly interesting idea, and while there is suspense, it didn't have enough action. There are much better films in a similar survival/escape style. Still, it's an interesting recommendation to everyone.

I hated this movie, it was so boring and slow and so predictable! Horrible movie

This movie is so good, and was one if the first "trapped" or "game play" horror films that really stuck with me. Very underrated but more than worth watching.