I have to admit I wasn't exactly excited to watch Fermat's Room, and probably wouldn't have, had I not found it on a list of thriller and horror movies from another reviewer on this site who's taste is similar to mine. When I found out I could watch it for free with my shudder subscription I decided to go for it.
I think my hesitation stemmed from the fact that I'm starting to get bored with these types of 'mathematical' horror movies. Cube was great, and I liked some of the Saw movies alright (at least in terms of entertainment value), but the common premise that all these movies share gets kind of old after you've seen a few of them, and then it gets down right annoying after watching movies like 'Would You Rather' or 'The Room'.
That being said, 'Fermat's Room' was probably my favorite of the genre, well second to Cube perhaps, which I loved for it's campy dialogue.
My only complaint is that the ending seemed somewhat lame. After all the complicated riddles and 'enigma's' that the characters solved, the most important one seemed so completely obvious that I felt that if I, a mathematical moron, had been stuck in that room, could have figured out as well.
That being said, it's a good thriller, and despite the trite ending, there were a lot of clever little twists and nuances that make it a fun and intelligent film.
I think my hesitation stemmed from the fact that I'm starting to get bored with these types of 'mathematical' horror movies. Cube was great, and I liked some of the Saw movies alright (at least in terms of entertainment value), but the common premise that all these movies share gets kind of old after you've seen a few of them, and then it gets down right annoying after watching movies like 'Would You Rather' or 'The Room'.
That being said, 'Fermat's Room' was probably my favorite of the genre, well second to Cube perhaps, which I loved for it's campy dialogue.
My only complaint is that the ending seemed somewhat lame. After all the complicated riddles and 'enigma's' that the characters solved, the most important one seemed so completely obvious that I felt that if I, a mathematical moron, had been stuck in that room, could have figured out as well.
That being said, it's a good thriller, and despite the trite ending, there were a lot of clever little twists and nuances that make it a fun and intelligent film.