Room 6 (2006)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Michael Hurst

Writers:

Mark A. Altman (writer)
Michael Hurst (writer)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

In The Hospital Of The Damned, Death Is The Ultimate Painkiller.

Plot:

The school teacher Amy has been proposed by her boyfriend Nick early in the morning and she promises her answer later in the afternoon...

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Police | Blood | Female Nudity | Nurse

Cast

Christine Taylor	...	Amy Roberts
Shane Brolly	...	Nick
Chloe Moretz	...	Melissa Norman (as Chloe Grace Moretz)
Jerry O'Connell	...	Lucas Dylan
Ellie Cornell	...	Sarah
Jimmy Shubert	...	Bob
Lisa Ann Walter	...	Sgt. Burch
Marshall Bell	...	Amy's Dad
John Billingsley	...	Harrison McKendrick
Jack Riley	...	James Brewster
Andy Davoli	...	Belial
Marissa N. Blanchard	...	Young Amy (as Marissa Blanchard)
Stacy Fuson	...	Nurse Price
Katie Lohmann	...	Nurse Lowe (as Katie Lohman)
Cheryl Tsai	...	Nurse Park

Runtime:

USA:94 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

CFQ Films

Trivia:

Christine Taylor was five months pregnant when she acted in this movie.

Movie Connections:

References "Dr. Phil" (2002)

Total waste of time

I've watched a fair amount or horror movies and I know that a lot of them don't amount to much. Either they're not scary enough - sometimes to the point of being ridiculous and funny - or they're just lacking logic. What's the point of a complex and confusing story if the viewer never gets the answers? Also, there is a misconception that people watching horror movies (teenagers if you ask the studios) don't really care about cinematography, lighting etc. This is of course plain wrong. The classic horror movies are not scary only because of the visual effects etc but because of a skillful use of the mentioned qualities as well as music and tempo. Room 6 fails completely by these standards and is just a total waste of time (and money). There's no point to the story at all and it qualifies as one of the worst horror movies I have ever seen. It contains a beginning without intrigue (you're ready to switch off after 15 min), a middle with scary zombie looking people that appear here and there just to be scary, a lead character that spends most of the film running around screaming and an end that makes an embarrassing attempt to bring some logic to the story (and fails utterly). Why is it that studios invest in scripts like this one when there are so many talented young filmmakers out there with actual stories to tell?!? Don't watch this one - if you want to see something scary, just watch "The Ring" or something over again or better yet, a classic Hitchcock!