Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Ortiz Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "The Woman in the Room" is a half-hour American film from the early 1980s. It was the first effort as director and writer by 3-time Academy Award nominee Frank Darabont. Darabont's biggest successes, including the #1 in the IMDb top250, are all adaptations from Stephen King's novels, so it should not come as a surprise that this is also how he started his successful career when he made this film here in his early 20s.There is one horror dream sequence, but apart from that it is a very human film in my opinion. Plus, the sequence worked surprisingly well with the rest of the story. It is all about dying, compassion and making the right decisions. The title character is an old woman dying from cancer and we witness throughout the entire film how her son, a successful lawyer, deals with this complicated situation. The script is good, the actors play their parts well and everything else is pretty fine too. No surprise Darabont cast some of the actors for his later, more famous works too. The only minor problem I had with his film here is that it seemed a bit unrealistic how the lawyer would so openly mention his personal problems to the death row inmate. Anyway, this was certainly not enough negativity to not let me recommend this movie to you. I enjoyed the watch and I hope you will too. Thumbs up.

Michael_Elliott The Woman in the Room (1983)*** (out of 4) Frank Darabont made his directorial debut adapting the Stephen King short story. The film deals with a son (Michael Cornelison) who is growing tired of seeing his mother (Dee Croxton) slowly dying from cancer so he weights the option of killing her. THE WOMAN IN THE ROOM is a pretty impressive film even with the few flaws that it does have. I was quite impressed that Darabont, considering this was his first film, was able to hold the viewers attention for so long and especially since this is mainly a dialogue driven film. I think one of the highlights is a sequence where he's defending a man who is probably going to be put to death for murders that he committed. The two's discussion on what it's like killing someone was very effective. There's one horror element during a dream sequence that is very effective and quite memorable on its own. Another major plus is that the performances are all very good. I was really impressed with Cornelison being able to hold your attention and make you feel sorry for what he's going through. Brian Libby is also good as the prisoner. Darabont also wrote the screenplay here and he certainly mixes the right elements of drama, horror and just downright moral opinion.

andreygrachev The film is not very popular among King's screenings. The author said that it is based on his personal experience that took place with his mother. So the tragedy of cancer illness is that the death comes slowly and there is much pain inside the patient. The main character decided to release his mother's constant cancer pain by giving her poison in order she stopped suffering. Later on the horror of murder follows him in his nightmares. He is haunted by his dead mother spirit . Well, not for entertainment at all. Serious and hard to see life story. Another necro realism masterpiece. I would not recommend this for people with strong imaginative nature, as it gives serious thoughts , not those modern day computer effects and funny Gothic monsters.www.myspace.com/neizvestnostlab

Joseph P. Ulibas The Woman in the Room (1983) was a decent debut for future male weepy film maker Frank Darabont. The future king of chick-flicks-for-guys makes total use of a shoe string budget and directed a surprisingly watchable film. Unlike the other film that was included on the tape, this one follows the original story (found in the short story collection Night Shift).A man is being feeling conflicted over a decision he feels that he must do. His mother is dying of a fatal illness. Everyday he visits he and watches her waste away. The doctors can't do anything for her except kill her pain. But the mother doesn't want to live like this anymore and asks him to help her. Can the good son make his mother's final request come true? What is her final wish? To find out you'll just have to watch THE WOMAN IN THE ROOM!Like I said in the beginning. A nice adaptation that was made on a minuscule budget. Not a masterpiece but a nice short.Recommended for Stephen King film fans.