First of all, this is not soft porn, this is not even an erotic movie as many are calling it. It's just Medem's worst, by far, movie. I loved all his previous movies, but this one is just unbearable. The acting is terrible and the dialogues are also terrible and makes no sense. And the way it deals with sexuality is just awful. "when did you turned a lesbian? " what kind of question is that ? The movie makes people believe that sexuality is something it can be changed or chosen through life. I find it to be quite offensive to lesbian women. Everything is wrong with this one. I can't believe Medem made it. Just Avoid it.
... View MoreThe very reason that I give 10 out of 10 is I am in the same situation just like this movie. There are reflections almost the exact same as in my life, it reminds me of how much I love this woman.This movie would be hard to understand and relate to if you never go into situation like them, this is not about cheating but to know what you really needed in your life. Being together with someone is always about the right timing and the right person. No matter how good you are planning for your life, your fate have and will show you the right one.If you could put yourself in their shoe in this movie, you will find out how beautiful they have become at the end. From holding back to each other to being completely honest within a night, all I can say is they are mean to each other.I hope you can enjoy this movie as I do.
... View MoreI think Habitación en Roma can provoke a divisive effect on the audience: some people will take it as a delicate and sensual tale about intimacy, personal reflection and sexual identity; and other ones will take it as a pretentious erotic drama whose only purpose is exploiting the morbidity under the disguise of "art". Personally, I incline to the former, because even though I wouldn't consider Habitación en Roma a great film, I liked it pretty much mainly because of its deep screenplay and extraordinary performances.On some way, Habitación en Roma belongs to the same type of films such as My Dinner with Andre, Tape and Before Sunrise, which were all dedicated to a long conversation which gets us hooked on its twists and surprises while we unravel the characters' enigma. In fact, I took the runaway sexuality and the constant nudity from the main actresses in Habitación en Roma as an analogy of the emotional "discovery" which impulses the screenplay, in which the physical intimacy is just a preamble of the emotional intimacy the main characters end up sharing at the end of the film.And then we have the brilliant performances from Elena Anaya and Natasha Yarovenko, who both bring a devastating energy and sincerity to their characters. The main reason why it was very easy for me to accept the premise from this film is because Anaya and Yarovenko took such a possession of their characters that they totally become them.And I would also like to mention the perfect manufacture from Habitación en Roma; the cinematography is fantastic, the production design possesses such a warmth and detail that it brings the almost amniotic setting of the room to life; and the music complements and underlines the characters' emotional evolution. On the negative side, there are a few moments which feel kinda forced, and I think some aspects could have been a bit deepened. Nevertheless, Habitación en Roma is a very good film because of its generally solid screenplay, great performances and emotional resonance. I recommend it, but with the warning that you have to make an effort in order to see beyond the "softcore" and find the many interesting subjects explored by this film. But even those ones who simply want to see two attractive actresses naked during most of the movie, yes...they will also be left satisfied. But maybe not as much as the other ones.
... View MoreI couldn't believe a single word of what these two women were saying, the whole dialog sounded very unrealistic. I cannot imagine two women talking like this.Acting was poor, specially by the "Russian" girl, the way she smiles is very artificial and idealistic. The whole story, that by the way is way too thin, is unrealistic and it really feels more like a man's fantasy. Lacking in substance it became a soft porn movie, but because it feels so artificial it doesn't get really erotic either.So what do you have left to enjoy? Very little. If to you seeing two beautiful naked women is sufficient, then watch it. But if apart from naked bodies you, like me, need a believable story too, then don't waste your time with this movie!
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