The Glass House
4,467
Thriller. Mystery
After the sudden death of their parents in a car accident, 16-year-old Ruby Baker (Leelee Sobieski) and her 11-year-old brother Rhett (Trevor Morgan) are sent to live with Terry and Erin Glass (Stellan Skarsgard & Diane Lane), old family friends of the parents, in their posh Malibu house. But Ruby soon learns that her new foster parents are not all as they seem to be when Ruby and an unsuspecting Rhett are drawn by Terry and Erin into a ... [+]
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United States | New York Post | "Just another thriller that feels mass-produced" | NEG |
United States | USA Today | "A surprisingly scary film (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)" | POS |
United States | The New York Times | "A thriller that does not mean to be comical but that inspires more howls of laughter than shivers of dread" | NEG |
United States | The Washington Post | "It is surprising that no matter how much we know what will happen, we never stop watching." | POS |
United States | USA Today | "The standout performances by Sobieski and Skarsgaard, and the sense of foreboding aided by the deliberate pace of this suspenseful script, polish off the rough edges." | NEU |
United States | SFGATE | "This is trash on a big budget, but trash nonetheless" | NEG |
United States | Chicago Sun-Times | "If you want to see a great movie about a couple of kids endangered by a sinister guardian, rent 'Night of the Hunter.'" | NEU |
United States | Miami Herald | "A workmanlike thriller that works. The film is a victory for both first-time feature director Daniel Sackheim and budding star Leelee Sobieski" | POS |
United States | Austin Chronicle | "It is truly one of the year's dumbest movies." | NEG |
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