Lost Room, The

Detroit Free PressMike Duffy

A terrific, six-hour miniseries, beautifully written and sharply directed.

Entertainment WeeklyGillian Flynn

As much fun as the adventure is, the central mystery — what happened in that motel on that May date that created such cosmic blowback — is never truly explained.

New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley

A very complex metaphysical mystery, the enjoyment of which comes, in no small part, from the surprises that spill out as it slowly unfurls.

New York PostLinda Stasi

Bizarrely complicated and intriguing.

Variety

Strange and clever, "The Lost Room" is full of winding corridors, peculiar twists and wry, oddball humor, set against a mystery that recalls TV's better Stephen King productions.

LA WeeklyRobert Abele

And while the quest story has the inevitable whiff of The Lord of the Rings about it... the episodes almost feel more like sci-fi Hitchcock than anything else.

Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland

The tale's beyond complicated, to be sure. But it also may be the most watchable six hours of strangeness you'll see this season.

The New York TimesVirginia Heffernan

A quest romance in which Middle Earth is essentially Route 66, that national treasure, and some of its burned-out byways.

Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd

A long ride to nowhere but with some nice scenery and exciting turns along the way.

Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen

"The Lost Room" is certainly a more creative exercise than past Sci Fi miniseries (including "The Triangle"), but it sometimes feels rushed.

NewsdayVerne Gay

"Lost Room" is a shaggy dog story that gets shaggier with every scene. It's a tale as tall as the Empire State Building that threatens to topple in the merest breeze but - miraculously - never does.

Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron

Maybe the best thing about this miniseries is the weird assortment of characters.

Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm

It's a supernatural mystery, involving a few ghosts, a little time travel and lots of crazy people. People who have been missing The X-Files might really go for The Lost Room.

Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker

Enjoyment turns to exasperation as the tone wobbles from horror to crime drama to fantasy to comedy.

Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert

A tonally mixed-up disappointment.

TV GuideMatt Roush

An especially silly descent into incoherence.

San Jose Mercury NewsCharlie McCollum

While it's not totally painful, it's so hopelessly incoherent that you'll probably get a headache or two if you actually stick with it for the full three days and six hours.