Either way, it's a bad film, and one that's certainly worth seeing.
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11/13/01
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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.
Theatrical Release:Sep 14, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $17,387,693
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)... [More]
Starring: Leelee Sobieski, Diane Lane, Stellan Skarsgaard, Trevor Morgan
Director: Daniel Sackheim
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10/30/01
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10/30/01
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10/22/01
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10/15/01
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.
10/12/01
A formulaic film that is more typical than terrible.
10/09/01
Just another mindless slasher film.
09/26/01
Falls short of the suspense and drama it pretends to be built on.
09/24/01
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09/24/01
One look at Terry and Erin's home, and you can sense director Daniel Sackheim gearing up for a tsunami of hogwash.
09/24/01
Can't manage its own metaphors, and ends up tripping all over itself in order to give them a coherent context.
09/23/01
A psychological thriller that musses the psychology of its own characters.
09/22/01
We're left with a cat-and-mouse game between girl and murderous faux-dad that's simply boilerplate.
09/20/01
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09/20/01
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09/20/01
The film has two consistent attributes: stupidity and predictability.
09/20/01
Top CriticThe story degenerates steadily and finally becomes just another horror show with a psycho chasing adolescents.
09/20/01
Actor Stellan Skarsgard single-handedly makes this sinister thriller more effective than you might expect.
09/19/01
The tension and good performances are virtually cancelled out by eye-rollingly silly events leading to the film’s conclusion.
09/18/01
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August 29, 2001:
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