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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Los Angeles TimesInkoo KangLos Angeles TimesInkoo KangThere's just enough compelling reversals and anything-could-happen suspense to make this increasingly claustrophobic work effective.
- 60The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe Maid’s Room has much to recommend, including the versatile Mr. Camp (“Tamara Drewe,” “Compliance”) in a Machiavellian role. But it doesn’t marshal its twists toward a convincing or satisfying conclusion.
- 50Slant MagazineNick PriggeSlant MagazineNick PriggeDrina is less of an individual, and one whom we wish to see avenged, than a transparent martyr for the collective sins of the wealthy few.
- 40VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibAfter a seductively moody intro, Michael Walker's domestic thriller devolves into a cartoonish attack on the filthy rich.
- 40SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirLet’s be clear right up front that The Maid’s Room doesn’t quite work, intriguing premise and all, and that the fault lies with Walker’s labored script and wooden characterization.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeAiming for Hitchcockian suspense but coming closer to daytime drama, the film offers only occasional tension.
- 30Village VoiceAbby GarnettVillage VoiceAbby GarnettToo low-stakes for horror, too lamebrained for satire, and too incoherent to be didactic, The Maid's Room simply uses Drina and then throws her away.
- 20New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanIt’s admirable that writer/director Michael Walker wanted to make a socially conscious thriller. But surely he didn’t have to replace all the thrills with broadly moralizing messages.