User Reviews

This show is amazing. The story line, the acting, everything about it humbles you and breaks you down to the core. A beautiful piece about childhood trauma and how it affects you as an adult. Tom Holland undoubtedly hammered this role. He is an insanely talented actor, and I truly see why Zendaya is in love with him. Cheers to everyone in the making of this masterpiece alongside the novel. Please make more and never stop. I'm so glad I stuck with the story. In the end it explains why the movie is slow moving. Every single aspect pieces together in the end. I would watch this with minimal distractions. GO DANNY!!!!!! WOOT WOOOTTT

Though far from the calamity that professional critics portrayed it to be, which I believe led to the series going largely unnoticed, The Crowded Room offers little to defend itself with its drama that gets tedious quickly and a very simple mystery that never delivers. And can we seriously begin to discuss that Tom Holland might benefit from some acting lessons?

A thoroughly compelling series about what is trauma and personality and how one affects the other. Superb acting, writing and direction.

Just finished THE CROWDED ROOM. Excellent. Cathartic. Well written and well-cast. Tom Holland is fantastic. AppleTV does it again.

It would seem to be a familiar story, what else can be brought here, but acting talent and a gradual understanding of the situation do their job. Technically masterfully done work, elaboration of details at the highest level. The cast is perfectly matched, Amanda Seyfried and Emmy Rossum deserve special respect. But Tom Holland deserves all the awards - his role can be recorded in textbooks on transformation.

Psychological thriller with twist and turns. Tom Holland, Amanda Seyfried give wonderful performances. Loved seeing NYC in the 80's.

Look the show is a mind trick and Tom Holland and Amanda Seyfried pull it off amazing, this is the type once you watch it, you are gonna have to watch it all over again... Tom and the Cast knock this out of the park.

I have seen only 7 episodes so far, and I can say that Tom Holland is a fantastic actor with great talent. But the show itself is a classic movie for teens. At first glance, I thought that it had a very fascinating plot, but through the first 5 episodes, you can easily understand the whole plot if you have watched at least a couple of thrillers. To my regret, THE CROWDED ROOM turned out to be a standard timekiller, which will be forgotten in a few days after watching.

Tom Holland has an undeniable talent, but this is yet another role that was more rewarding for him than for the viewer. It takes place in 1979, when he and a friend take part in a shooting at Rockefeller Center. In an attempt to understand the reason for the incident, he spends much of the series in jail being interviewed by a psychiatric researcher (Amanda Seyfried). This leads to numerous flashbacks that start to unravel the mystery. Unfortunately, the scenario is too twisted yet repetitive and ultimately confusing. Holland and Seyfried are strong, but they’re constantly fighting the confusion. During Ep 6, there’s finally a revelation that helps focus the situation, but it remains to be seen whether that alone can justify 4 more hours to solve this frustrating mystery. (Review based on 6 out of 10 eps)

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A case study on the main character on which we have acccess to the point of view of an unreliable narrator in the first five episodes and begin to understand, along with him, the harsh reality of his life, deeply affected by a complex trauma.

Good enough. The second series in June was crushed by the critics' evaluations. If in the case of "The Idol" low marks were given by both the press and the audience, in the case of "Crowded Room" only film critics were dissatisfied. The plot tells about an unpopular teenager Danny, who because of problems in his family and some circumstances is forced to move into a strange house, where in addition to him and the owner lives a girl Ariana. Danny and Ariana decide to attack one person. According to their plan, Danny was supposed to kill this man, but he does not dare to do so. Ariana takes his gun away from him and starts shooting, without aiming very hard, and hits him in the shoulder. Soon the police arrive and Danny is able to escape, but in the evening he is arrested on charges of shooting at Rockefeller Centre. Further plot development will be relayed through the main character's flashbacks during interrogations with a psychologist named Raya Goodwin, which reminded me of the narrative system from Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven (also known as Mafia: Definitive Edition). Each episode of this series keeps the viewer in suspense, immersing them in Danny's story. The plot of the series is full of plot twists and turns, intriguing the viewer. Near the end of the third series, after learning more about the reasons for their actions, I developed sympathy for the main character. In this series, Tom Holland has demonstrated his outstanding acting skills to date. He has shown that he can successfully handle playing blockbusters like the Marvel films as well as serious and multifaceted roles like in this series. I also hope that this is not Tom's last challenging and interesting role, and that we will see him with a well-deserved Oscar in his hands in the future. The costumes in the series are very good, in addition to being appropriate to the time period of the series (late 70's), they also better reveal the characters and show their essence. In general, the series "Crowded Room" is a noteworthy work. It has an exciting plot, high quality acting and skilful embodiment of characters. Set in 2023, this series deserves to be a must watch in my opinion. I look forward to continuing and revealing more details in this compelling story. See you next Friday, Danny!

A coming-of-age television miniseries - psychological thriller. It starts off as a fairly average teen-movie for teens - but, with an obvious twist. An early theme covered in several ways in the early episodes is bullies and bullying. The casting, acting, directing, editing, etc are all good. The setting is the 1980's in a middle class American suburban neighborhood. The 1980's are my least favorite decade of all decades - but, that's just me. I've only watched the first episode. It will be interesting to see how it develops. I may need to come back and update my rating after I've watched all of the episodes. ********************************* So, episode 2 was completely different from episode 1. Its very good but in a completely different way.

Wonderful performances of complex characters. Cinematography is stunning. Production design feels authentic to the time period. The attention to detail is impressive and can be really appreciated with repeat viewings. The opening title sequence is one of the best I've seen, the visuals and music are haunting. The slow pace in the beginning feels important with respect to world building and laying the groundwork for all these characters. Overall, a good quality show and looking forward to seeing how it all unfolds.