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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Film ThreatFilm ThreatAn emotional picture that benefits from the extremely powerful performances of its stars.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttIn the midst of this didactic, self-conscious movie about a high school shooting comes an extraordinary and intense performance by a young actress named Busy Philipps, which elevates the whole picture.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe lead performances of Home Room go a long way toward camouflaging the severe flaws of this exceedingly earnest movie.
- 50New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsToo often crosses the line between good melodrama and rank cliché.
- 50New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickRyan's heart is definitely in the right place and his film has good performances and flashes of talent. But, overall, it plays like the world's longest — over two hours -- after-school special.
- 40L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasThere are moments of real power here -- mostly courtesy of Phillips ("Dawson's Creek"), who does a remarkable job of turning her caricature into a character -- but even more of astounding naiveté.
- Feels like detention -- without the possibility of recess.
- 30Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanHome Room is badly acted and, running well over two hours, often mind-numbingly ponderous. Depressed rather than hysterical, it's in every way less clever and more literal-minded than "Zero Day."
- 30VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerWriter-editor-director Paul F. Ryan makes the mistake of focusing on an ungainly and, finally, unplayable verbal match between two high schoolers.