Fresh
What Maddin & Co. have invented here ranges from Freudian horror to childish naughtiness.
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times
Overview
A submarine crew, a feared pack of forest bandits, a famous surgeon, and a battalion of child soldiers all get more than they bargained for as they wend their way toward progressive ideas on life and love.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
95%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Guy Maddin delivers another of his wild and whimsical fantasies, tinged with camp and couched in the film grammar of silent cinema.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Rotten
Enjoying this film will depend on your state of mind. Indeed, "The Forbidden Room" is a state of mind unto itself.
David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
Maddin's singular brand of cinematic reinvention goes a little over the top.
John Anderson, Newsday
Fresh
[A] narcotized fever dream ...
James Adams, Globe and Mail
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