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The Glass House (2001)

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Reviews Counted:84

Fresh:18

Rotten:66

Average Rating:4.3/10

Consensus: Due to obvious plot twists and foreshadowing, The Glass House fails to thrill. By the end, it degenerates into ludicrousness.

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: THE GLASS HOUSE, director Daniel Sackheim's sleek neo-noir thriller, is a modern Hansel and Gretel story with elements borrowed from HAMLET, set in California. As it opens, Ruby (Leelee Sobieski)... THE GLASS HOUSE, director Daniel Sackheim's sleek neo-noir thriller, is a modern Hansel and Gretel story with elements borrowed from HAMLET, set in California. As it opens, Ruby (Leelee Sobieski) watches unflinchingly while her friends cover their eyes from the horrors of a slasher movie. She deals with her over-concerned parents with cool resourcefulness. But, then her parents die in a car crash. Ruby learns from the family lawyer (Bruce Dern) that she and her younger brother Rhett (Trevor Morgan) will be well provided for, and will live with their sympathetic ex-neighbors Terry and Erin Glass (Stellan Skarsgård and Diane Lane). Terry and Erin's new home is a modern mansion--all steel and glass--built on the cliffs of Malibu. But, all is not well beneath the cool surfaces of THE GLASS HOUSE. Ruby has to decide whether it is her imagination, or is she being watched as she undresses; and whether Terry is making a pass at her, or just fastening her seat belt; and whether Erin is shooting up drugs, or simply taking insulin to combat her diabetes; and whether Terry is really being menaced by well-dressed thugs. Leelee Sobieski plays Ruby with steely resolve as she tries to deal with the mysteries of THE GLASS HOUSE. [More]

Starring: Leelee Sobieski, Diane Lane, Stellan Skarsgaard, Trevor Morgan

Starring: Leelee Sobieski, Diane Lane, Stellan Skarsgaard, Trevor Morgan, Bruce Dern, Kip Pardue, Rita Wilson, Samuel Ball, Alice Hirson, Chris Noth, Michael O'Keefe, D. Elliot Woods, Kathy Baker, Gavin O'Connor

Director: Daniel Sackheim

Director: Daniel Sackheim
Screenwriter: Wesley Strick
Producer: Michael Rachmil, Neal H. Moritz
Composer: Christopher Young
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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Either way, it's a bad film, and one that's certainly worth seeing.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
11/13/01
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
N/R

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Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
10/30/01
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

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10/30/01
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News
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10/22/01
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Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
10/15/01
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

Wesley Strick, the screenwriter, is my hero. I admire anyone who's figured out how to do as little work as he does and still make a good living.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
10/12/01
Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor
Salon.com

A formulaic film that is more typical than terrible.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
10/09/01
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

Just another mindless slasher film.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
09/26/01
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Falls short of the suspense and drama it pretends to be built on.

Full Review Source: Cinephiles | comment Comment
09/24/01
Yazmin Ghonaim
Yazmin Ghonaim
Cinephiles

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09/24/01
Steve Davis
Steve Davis
Austin Chronicle

One look at Terry and Erin's home, and you can sense director Daniel Sackheim gearing up for a tsunami of hogwash.

Full Review Source: CNN.com | comment Comment
09/24/01
Paul Tatara
Paul Tatara
CNN.com
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Can't manage its own metaphors, and ends up tripping all over itself in order to give them a coherent context.

Full Review Source: Nitrate Online | comment Comment
09/23/01
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Nitrate Online

A psychological thriller that musses the psychology of its own characters.

Full Review Source: Daily-Reviews | comment Comment
09/22/01
Shay Casey
Shay Casey
Daily-Reviews

We're left with a cat-and-mouse game between girl and murderous faux-dad that's simply boilerplate.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
09/20/01
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Entertainment Weekly
N/R

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09/20/01
Gary Brown
Gary Brown
Houston Community Newspapers
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09/20/01
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The film has two consistent attributes: stupidity and predictability.

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09/20/01
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

The story degenerates steadily and finally becomes just another horror show with a psycho chasing adolescents.

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09/20/01
Edward Johnson-Ott
Edward Johnson-Ott
NUVO Newsweekly

Actor Stellan Skarsgard single-handedly makes this sinister thriller more effective than you might expect.

Full Review Source: www.susangranger.com | comment Comment
09/19/01
Susan Granger
Susan Granger
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The tension and good performances are virtually cancelled out by eye-rollingly silly events leading to the film’s conclusion.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
09/18/01
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide
 
 
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