Backrooms
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
Critics Sentiment
Slow tension builds through empty hallways and ambient sound design
Film becomes deliberately slow as characters wander through repetitive spaces
The film drops from its atmospheric peak to its slowest pacing around the midpoint, losing some viewers with deliberate repetition before recovering
Backrooms succeeds as an atmospheric horror film that effectively translates internet creepypasta to cinema, with critics praising Kane Parsons' direction and the performances by Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve. The film excels in its first half with exceptional sound design and visual atmosphere, though some reviewers found the pacing deliberately slow in the middle and the ending explanations confusing for newcomers. Overall, critics appreciated the film's commitment to psychological horror over jump scares and its authentic analog horror aesthetic.
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Chiwetel Ejiofor
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Renate Reinsve
Mark Duplass
Finn Bennett
Lukita Maxwell
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