Fermat's Room

Directors: Luis Piedrahita & Rodrigo Sopena

Run Time: 88 mins

Spain

Concept:

   Four mathematicians who do not know each other are invited by a mysterious host on the pretext of resolving a great enigma. The room in which they find themselves turns out to be a shrinking room that will crush them if they do not discover in time what connects them all and why someone might wish to murder them.

Pros:

• Has a clever concept
• Fast moving
• Great movie for turning off the brain
• This movie is a great example of what a person can do with a limited film budget
• You can pause the movie and do the problems along with the characters

Cons

• Bad guy motive doesn't make a lot of sense
• Loose ends all over this film, if you think about it at all
• Math in the film is not really hard at all

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My Thoughts:

I have always sucked at math. So when I saw the concept for this film, I wasn't really into it but I decided to give it a chance because I was into the Saw like concept of a shrinking room. I am glad to say this film didn't disappoint me. Its true, that the so called "Math problems" seem like something I did in middle school but with the added pressure of the mystery of who is doing this and why, the film was  entertaining. The shrinking room was a great set piece and with the camera work in the film, I was never bored with the room. Every time the walls started to move, you the viewer, along with the characters felt the pressure of impending doom if you didn't get the math questions right in a minute.
   The draw backs of this film, is that if you spend any time thinking about this film at all, the plot just falls apart. The motives of the villain doesn't make any sense with the amount of work the villain would have had to done in order to pull off this plot. Plus, the villain escape plan is clumsy at best and would never have work.
  Overall, it is a fun film to watch, if you have spare time and is in a mood for a decent thriller.