The Lost Room (2006)

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

A Brilliant Conflict

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Well, this mini-series apparently vanished into obscurity after its initial showing. That's a shame, because there was a lot to like and admire about it.I recently got to see the whole mini-series on DVD, and I thought it was very well done, with hardly a false note or bad performance in the whole show. I especially liked Peter Krause as the protagonist - without being too aggressive or mopey or "emo", he managed to combine believable toughness and humanity in his portrayal of "Joe Miller", and had me rooting for him from the beginning.The plot, which shared elements of "The Twilight Zone", "Warehouse 13" (which actually came later, I think) and "Friday the 13th - The Series"), is all about a quest for the Philosopher's Stone, but is fairly bleak about what actually happens to human beings when they encounter the "Uncanny" in real life, and I like that a lot. (Its seeming successor, "Warehouse 13" is considerably more cheerful and optimistic in feel.) Six episode was just about the right length, since it left me wanting more. (And there were enough dangling plot threads and a stinger ending, that implied the creators were interested in continuing the story if there was a demand for it.) So: "The Lost Room" will probably not change your life. But I'll bet you'll enjoy it a lot and will remember it long after similar Sci-Fi series have vanished from your ken.

Started watching cause of the good reviews. My opinion, my personal opinion: the series is nonsense. Complete nonsense in script and acting.Objects: A "magic comb" that stops time, a "magic clock" - woo spooky... I should mention that the objects are absolutely non-interesting that can make you go: "wow how clever is that!"Acting: Not only the scenario is nonsense, but also seems like the actors don't pay any attention to acting: neither surprised of all the magic happening around (which may be surprising for the policeman), nor interested in everything around. The characters are not written fully, you do not understand where they come from and where is their motivation in finding "objects".Script: I read in someone's review already that it is so "high school", the love line is obvious from the first glance, basically everything is obvious. Even the parent-children line that is supposed to hook you up and make you feel something strong, just doesn't do it. It is not believable (because of the actors or fine written characters - I don't know).It is that kind of series that are shown on cable at night. Emmy nominee - don't know how they got there...

DO NOT READ MY REVIEW IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED THE SERIES TO THE END!!!! From the start it became clear the people who wrote this must've been trying to fight being religious and scientific, which in one way was interesting, but because The Event, which the WHOLE series is based around is never explained it ends up killing the whole show. We have no clue about why the objects do what they do, and with how the show ended with a cliff-hanger of sorts it left far too many questions and not enough answers. Like what happened to Ruber or Miller...shame. Maybe they had thought they were gonna have the option to do a full series or another mini series and it didn't happen. In the end i feel like I wasted a lot of time.

There are a bunch of objects that belong in the motel room. Each of them give you a power. There are different groups of people that have different beliefs about the room, whether they are the remains of God or just to be used by God. The reasoning behind these objects are unclear, and they don't go really too deep into the whole God thing. But the thing that brings all these Motel room together is key.And everything works under a certain line of rules. The mystery and the epic evolves around these objects. It's impressive that they made a mini-series that just involve simple objects and made them so interesting. The story centers around a single man who lost his daughter in the room. Like us he is discovering the history behind the objects like we are.Overall, this is a great epic that is intriguing and well written. I strongly suggest this show for those who love adventures and discovery.