Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
A hotel room in the center of Rome serves as the setting for Alba and Natasha, two sexy and recently acquainted women, to have a physical adventure that touches their very souls.
Room in Rome is a chamber piece confined almost entirely to a single hotel room, following two women through an erotic and emotionally charged one-night stand. The plot is thin and somewhat contrived, relying on familiar revelations and emotional beats that feel recycled from its source material (the Chilean film En la cama). The acting from Elena Anaya and Natasha Yarovenko is committed and sensual, elevating the material above its schematic structure. Cinematography is polished and intimate with attractive use of the Roman setting visible through windows and art reproductions, though it leans on conventional visual language for erotic drama. Novelty is limited given it is a remake and treads well-worn erotic drama territory. The ending attempts emotional resonance but feels abrupt and somewhat unearned given the episodic nature of the night's revelations.