🎬 Red Rooms – A Slow, Stylized Descent into Digital Obsession

We watched it. We napped. We have notes.

đź“ą The Premise
Red Rooms (originally filmed in French and set in Montreal) follows a high-IQ fashion model who becomes disturbingly obsessed with a serial murder trial. She’s not on the jury, she’s not press—she’s just there. Attending every day. Giving nothing away. Slowly unraveling.

As she spirals deeper into obsession, she starts gambling online, exploring the dark web, and chasing the elusive third “murder video” rumored to exist from a series of killings connected to the trial. If that sounds like a tense psychological thriller, hold that thought.


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🎥 The Format
This is a sleek, sterile, slow-burn art house film that plays more like a drama than horror. Every shot is deliberate. Every walk down a hallway is uncut. Every smoothie blend, every AI interaction, every poker hand—played in full.

The pacing is patient. The acting is minimal. The story? Well, we’re still trying to piece it together.


âś… What Makes It Work
The lead actress (Kelly-Depeault) delivers a quietly commanding performance. Most of the film is her—alone, watching, decoding, reacting. It’s expression-heavy, dialogue-light, and the camera is right there the whole time. Her portrayal of obsessive focus is believable and tightly controlled.

We also appreciated the French-language delivery, a strong sense of atmosphere, and some clever integrations of modern tech (like AI assistants, DuckDuckGo, and crypto bidding). The vibe? Mute cool. Moody. Intentionally uncomfortable.


⚠️ What Doesn’t Land
Let’s start with the runtime. At just under two hours, it feels like four. Nothing is rushed. Not a single thing. We watch her make a smoothie in real time. We watch her sit in alleys. We stare at her playing racquetball alone.

But it’s the unanswered whys that drag the film down:
– Why is she obsessed with the trial?
– Why sleep in an alley when you live in a luxury high-rise?
– Why destroy your AI assistant?
– Why impersonate a dead girl in front of her grieving mother?

The film dabbles in vigilante justice, trauma fixation, and dark web voyeurism—but without offering enough clarity to feel anchored. It gestures toward ideas, but never explores them. The mystery isn’t compelling, just… incomplete.


đź’¸ Should It Have a Bigger Budget?
No. The budget was more than enough to do what this film was trying to do: minimalist psychological mood piece. It’s not lacking funds—it’s lacking narrative connection. There’s no clear character arc, no satisfying payoff, and the tone never shifts. Just more slow stares and unanswered tension.


🎯 The Verdict
We’re divided. Cade gave it a 5 (with bonus points for the nap). Kit gave it a 1 (for the lead actress alone). It’s well shot and confidently directed, but emotionally hollow. If you’re deep into artsy cinema, especially the kind where obsession is framed as aesthetic, you might find something here. But if you want character logic, emotional payoff, or actual horror? You’ll be waiting.



đź“ş Where to Watch
Streaming on Prime for $7 rental. If you enjoy movies where not much happens, but it happens in gorgeous lighting, this might be your moment.


🍿 Pair This Movie With...

  • Snack: Unsalted almonds you forgot you were eating

  • Drink: Room-temperature mineral water

  • Activity: Light Googling about the dark web (but just for research)


We’re Kit. And we’re Cade. We’re Real People. Doing Real Reviews. And we still have questions. Not philosophical ones—just basic plot ones.

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