ROOM Trailer: Brie Larson Breaks Free
It turns out the first trailer for Lenny Abrahamson's Room was all I needed to see to sell me on the film. The terrific Brie Larson plays a mother who spends years raising her son in a confined room until they can finally engineer an escape, and early reviews from the Telluride Film Festival praises her performance along with that of the young Jacob Tremblay, who plays her character's five-year-old son.
This new trailer is also really good, but since I was already on board with the concept, the director, and the cast, I probably shouldn't have watched it. I feel like it gives away more than I needed to see, and I would have preferred to experience some of those moments along with the characters for the first time watching the actual movie instead of seeing them play out on my computer screen. But if you still need convincing that this is something worthy of your time, check it out below.
Room opens in limited theaters on October 16th.