In 1970s suburbia, Maggie, who has just lost her virginity that day and her younger siblings, Christian, Janie and Sam spend the night telling each other stories in the attic. When their parents return home, it soon becomes apparent that the family dynamics are frayed, with the housewife mother Donna, clearly a heavy drinker and a lawyer father Martin, affectionate but distracted. Still, everything seems normal. It isn't until the arrival of another couple, Clark and Nadia fo... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1970s suburbia, Maggie, who has just lost her virginity that day and her younger siblings, Christian, Janie and Sam spend the night telling each other stories in the attic. When their parents return home, it soon becomes apparent that the family dynamics are frayed, with the housewife mother Donna, clearly a heavy drinker and a lawyer father Martin, affectionate but distracted. Still, everything seems normal. It isn't until the arrival of another couple, Clark and Nadia for a night of cards and drinks that things begin to unravel.
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| Slant MagazineTomas HachardLacking much in the way of character depth, the film attempts to fill the gap with melodrama. |
| The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe Playroom captures the malaise of mid-’70s suburbia with a merciless accuracy not seen since Ang Lee’s 1997 film, “The Ice Storm.” |
| AV ClubNoel MurrayMore than anything, The Playroom feels like an excuse to explore this retro house from a child’s point of view—which is perfectly okay, provided no one breaks the spell by talking. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfIt's a misfire from screenwriter Gretchen Dyer and director Julia Dyer, who can't connect the puzzle pieces, resulting in a movie of attentive performances working through ill-defined storytelling. |
| Detroit NewsTom LongYou have your basic family psychodrama, except there's no real heat either downstairs or up. |
| Dallas Morning NewsChris VognarModest in scale, it's the kind of American independent film that brings some honor to that shopworn descriptor. |
| Newark Star-LedgerStephen WhittyA detailed, and depressing portrait of grim, forced independence. Lightened only by the sense that if these kids are learning anything, it is how to survive. |
| Cinemalogue.comTodd JorgensonA reliance on melodrama prevents a deeper and more insightful glimpse into the characters and subject matter. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertStandout Olivia Harris and Parker are heart-wrenching as the vitriolic mother and neglected teen daughter. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheyA chamber piece cousin to The Ice Storm, The Playroom hones in on the mentality of so many irresponsible '70s era parents whose children grew up to be much better people than their parents. |
