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Summary: "SOOO suspensful!".............(chuckle)
Review: Sorry for the opening sarcasm, but I rented this one from pay-per-view, taping it as I usually do. I was expecting a great film with superb acting. Well, the acting was superb, with Diane Lane, the ever hottie she is ;-), doing another fantastic job as a drugged-out motherless wife. Her hubby, as it turns out, is in over his head with some mobster types. Well, they bring in some kids who have just lost their parents to a tragic..."accident", and have taken guardianship of them. Of course, our lovely couple really wants the money that was left to the kids and then.......I was left holding the remote, aimlessly watching the credits role before my eyes, thinking I would have been better off having watched another one of ESPN's 'Sports Century' or even E's 'Wild On'...well, that last one might be a stretch. In all fairness, Leelee(such a fun name) Sobieski is convincing and Diane Lane, well she's flat out hot. The plot, however, is pure nonesense. Of course, this is just my opinion. You might be one of those people who watches it, enjoys it, and places it on the movie shelf right next to Wild Things and Cruel Intentions. Go in peace, my children, go in peace.
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Summary: Glass House is a Chiller of a movie!
Review: The Glass house starts Leelee Sobieski, Diane Lane, And Stellan Skarsgard. This movie is about Ruby (leelee) eho parents die is a car crash. Her and her brother Rhett, movie with the Glasses. Terry (Stellan) and Diane seen to be the perfect married couple. But when Ruby finds secretes shes not supposed to, she sees who realy her new guradians are. She suspects that they killed her parents and is trying to escape. But it doesent work because Ruby has no liscense, and she is caught by Terry. This movie is rated PG-13 for Sinister Thematic elemets, Language, Violence, And drug content. On my scale from 0-10, The glass house is a Tense, Twisting, Scary 9. Have fun and be careful who you trust!
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Summary: PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES...
Review: This is an enjoyable, though predictable, thriller that seems more like a made for television movie rather than a motion picture made as a feature film release for the big screen. This is not entirely surprising, as it is directed by Daniel Sackman, a veteran television director. The plot is fairly straightforward. Sixteen year old Ruby Baker (Leelee Sobielski) and her brother, eleven year old Rhett (Trevor Morgan)), are living the lives of normal, carefree kids with their loving parents, Grace (Rita Wilson) and David Baker (Michael O'Keefe). The world, as they know it, comes crashing down on them when their parents unexpectedly die in what appears to be a routine car accident. The family lawyer, Alvin Bergletter (Bruce Dern), informs the children that the terms of their parents' have left them wealthy and in the care and custody of former neighbors, Erin (Diane Lane) and Terry Glass (Stellan Skarsgard). Before you know it, Ruby and Trevor are esconced in the Glass Malibu home, a huge, luxurious, all glass structure. Immediately, the viewer senses something is wrong, as, amidst all this room and spaciousness, Ruby and Trevor are forced to share a bedroom. A series of unsettling events serve to make Ruby suspicious of the motives of Erin and Terry Glass and cause her to make unwelcome inquiries into the deaths of her parents. What she discovers, however, comes as no surprise to the discerning viewer, who should have little difficulty in figuring out what is going on. The performances, by and large, are adequate. Leelee Sobielski is somewhat wooden in her portrayal of Ruby, mistaking a deadpan expression for seriousness of purpose. Trevor Morgan is merely annoying, but this is brought about by a script that requires him to utter the word, "Sweet", everytime he is pleased with something. Their characterization of the children makes it difficult for the viewer to warm up to either of them. Diane Lane sleepwalks through her part, which may be fitting considering her specific personal problem in the film. Stellan Skarsgard is appropriately menacing in a very controlled way. His is one of the better performances. The only odd note is that an accent of sorts seems to occassionally slip out, which is somewhat jarring. Bruce Dern is excellent as the family attorney, as is Chris Noth in the small role of the children's estranged uncle. The DVD provides a very clear, high quality picture and sound. Other than the usual commentary and filmmaker interviews, the DVD does not offer all that much. For those who enjoy the inclusion of deleted scenes, this DVD offers exactly one such scene.
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Summary: For Those Adore Lovely Leelee and Entertaining B-Movies
Review: I'm a fan of Leelee Sobieski, and to me the greatest merit of watching "Deep Impact" was not a big meteo or some flashy CGI images, but just her presence. For exactly the same reason, I watched this thriller, which turned out slightly better than what I expected. Just like her previous work "Joy Ride," "The Glass House" works as unpretencious B-movie. And this is not a back-handed compliment, for it generates some considerable suspence for all its ridiculous plot, which sets up its premise quickly with a orphaned Leelee's character and her younger brother, who are to be adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Glass. At first, the new life seems fine, but soon Mr. Glass starts to show his true colors. Most recommendable thing about the film is Leelee Sobieski's acting, which easily creates a likable, credible central character you can relate to. And she even goes in for her sexy side, at one scene appearing in swimming suit (before she knew that someone is watching over her), just in case you're interested. About other actors, I do not have much to say, except that the villains are played exactly like villains, and Bruce Dern, as everybody expects, plays his part of lawyer with a suspicious shade. And, like me, for those who remember Diane Lane when she was a child actor, it is painful to watch some of the scenes her character is included. The shaky script has so many holes that you can pick up several points and say "Why don't you do this or that?" and it goes on and on, finally involves a crash scene with a high-speed cars on a mountain road, but owing to first-time feature director Daniel Sackheim (previously working for many TV series like "X-Files" "ER" and others), we anyway forget these things ... temporarily. After all, this is a kind of entertainment that you saw in "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" and such thrillers, and while many ridicule them on the ground of implausible situation, others love them just on the same ground. Enjoy it.
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Summary: Much better than I thought it would be!!!
Review: I got this movie out with not a huge interest but just to see something on a Saterday night. I was really blow away of how GOOD this movie turned out . It was very suspenceful and scary. The climax was really good. It stars Leelee Sobieski ( Never Been Kissed, Deep Impact ) who I was never really keen on, untill I saw this and now I think shes a good actor.One of my favourite characters in this was the Boy played by Trevor Morgan ( Jurassic Park 3, The Patriot ) because it was cool to relate to someone my age. Over all this movie was very good and I'm defintly going to buy it on DVD.
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Summary: To Redundant
Review: Glass House is alright. It has many great twist and turns. The problem is you can see them all. After about forty minutes the movie became redundent. Her plans were foiled over and over again. A less than great plot left with a number of "I knew that was going to happen or the movie would be over with."
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Summary: Just an average movie.
Review: Like so many other movies, this one is about money-- the obsession some people have of it and how that obsession is harmful to them and others. These kids' parents both just died on the way home from celebrating their anniversary. Supposedly, the driver had too much booze in him and swerved off the road in the rain. So the kids go and live with Mr. and Mrs. Glass who live in a glass house. They were old friends of the parents and were to be the legal guardians of their kids if something like this were to happen. Their lawyer tells the kids that their parents were economical and they left them several million dollars. It turns out the Glasses were using them to try to steal their money. Mrs. Glass is a doctor but she turns out to be addicted to heroin. Mr. Glass is in business but their money for the Glass House and his Jaguar sports car turned out to come from a loan shark. It's mysterious at first, because the girl isn't sure whether or not the Glasses are sincere or what the hell is going on. Her brother is younger and is simply content and bought-off with everything the Glasses spoil him with. She does some research and finds out that her parents were set up and murdered; it was no accident. The girl is pretty [good looking], especially when she's in the swimming pool in the scene where Mr. Glass comes out with a towel in the middle of the night. The point of the movie is that money has good use, but you've gotta earn it and be productive-- stealing it doesn't work. And you've gotta live within your means and stay out of debt. Mr. Glass never seemed very happy even with all the "toys". It sure didn't seem like it was worth all the stress and trouble that he went through to try to steal their money.
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Summary: very good
Review: it was reallly goood the suspense was good the graphics were good it was nice
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Summary: As expected plus much more...
Review: With the revealing trailers shown in theatres, I already knew what to expect. I sort of just half-watched the film at the start, knowing what would happen to whom, who are the bad guys, & all those sort of things. But somewhere in the film, I suddenly found myself too engrossed & too excited from the suspenseful build up & was so surprised to realize that I was covering my eyes on the scenes which I supposedly 'knew' & 'expected what would happen next'. It has been a while since I saw a good suspense movie. Despite the film's predictability, it was still a good watch.
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Summary: A great, entertaining thriller - mostly predictable
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed The Glass House. The film has some of the usual cliches in the genre. People popping out of dark corners, people hiding in obvious locations (like under the bed) and not getting caught, people coming back to life after getting mutilated a couple thousand times. But for some reason, I really got into the film and was able to look over those cliches, and I actually didn't think much of them. It is not a classic and is somewhat predictable, but it is sufficiently engrossing and effective to hold interest. All in all, The Glass House is well-worth the money, whether you rent it or buy it.
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