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The House With a Clock in its Walls

2018

Eli Roth

Owen Vaccaro, Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Kyle MacLachlan ...

5.1

4,461

Fantasy. Adventure A young orphan named Lewis Barnavelt aids his magical uncle in locating a clock with the power to bring about the end of the world.

	Author	Review
United States	Harry Windsor The Hollywood Reporter	"A zany, immaculately designed kids adventure (...) t’s also the closest we’ll likely get to seeing Blanchett as an action heroine outside the Marvel universe"	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"While not terribly original, it would be fair to call the movie inventive (...) Roth has brought to life a creepy mansion with surprises around every corner, many of which linger in the imagination long after the film has ended"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Recalling 'Gremlins', 'The Goonies' and every other fantasy that Steven Spielberg dreamed up in the 1980s, this bustling magic show promises a thrill ride of scares and giggles (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Despite Cate Blanchett as a charming witch, Eli Roth’s YA adaptation is a waste of time"	NEG
United States	Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly	"Spells are taught, life lessons are learned, bravery is found, and evil is vanquished — all in a swirl of playful CGI pixie dust. Black, no surprise, steals the show"	POS
United States	William Bibbiani The Wrap	"[It] is easily Eli Roth’s best motion picture (...) It’s a spooky and amusing piece of family-friendly Halloween cinema, sharply produced and mostly effective, told with skill and panache	POS
United States	Caroline Preece Den of Geek	"A wonderful surprise and one I hope doesn’t fly under the radar. Although the film is far from perfect, the cinematic landscape could certainly use a little more of this kind of thing (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Scott Mendelson Forbes	"A delight (...) [It] is the kind of flick that would be considered a generational classic had it opened in 1984"	POS
United Kingdom	Dan Jolin Empire	"A welcome addition to the family-horror subgenre (...) [It] channels the visual appeal of ’80s Amblin adventures while lacking their storytelling panache (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
Canada	Molly Freeman Screen Rant	"A magical, kid-friendly horror flick with exceptionally fun performances by Jack Black and Cate Blanchett (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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