In the House (2013)

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Mine is a minority opinion I'm sure, but Ozon lost me when he had the teacher steal a copy of the math test to move the plot along. Of course the test is exactly where the lead can find it. The motivation and execution seem highly unlikely.The other thing -- and I know this is a feature, not a bug, for many -- but the blend of fact/fiction (did this really happen?...no, oh, maybe yes) is tiresome and off-putting. Overall, I'm just not buying how this kid inserts himself into the life of another family without anyone saying "enough!" Perhaps French adults are much more casual than Americans about letting adolescents get emotionally entangled with themselves but I doubt it.

Even though my French is rudimentary, I could hear Claude describe Rapha's family as "une famille normal". This phrase was incorrectly translated as "perfect family" since it's clear that "normalcy" was what he was yearning for in view of the fact that his mother had left him when he was very young and that he had to care for a paraplegic father. The family was "normal" but far from perfection.This is not a review. I'm just pointing out an imprecise word translation from French into English, which does affect the meaning of the movie's subtext. Shouldn't you take into account that not everybody wants to write a review but to point out certain inaccuracies?Also, your spell check should not try to correct the spelling of French words such as "famille".

A wicked little movie that tries to brake boundaries and more than the fourth wall. It raises up a lot of questions and puts up the mirror to a lot of things, while continuously being funny and wicked at the same time. A hilarious attempt at describing what Art means nowadays or how we try to interpret it. Maybe even how we try to create it.There is more than one story strand in this movie and they all get at least somewhat explored. And while some of those strands may feel like a cliché, the head on approach make them feel like a fresh take on it. You have to have an open mind about the movie and the way it is shot and told, but if you can do that, you might be able to enjoy this very much. Multiple views can also bring up new and exciting things you might not have seen first time around. Whatever the case, I can recommend this to anyone who wants to be intellectually challenged by watching a movie.

Without getting as wordy as some and giving away a bunch of plot details and quirky turns... How often do you see a flick and before it's even over tell yourself you absolutely must see it again? I've already seen In The House twice and can't wait to see it again, because I just figured out the major trick (rather a mindf--k) of it...and I'm not telling. The person I first saw it with agreed he had to see it again, too, and the person with whom I just saw it (May 22, 2013 in San Francisco) said she needed to buy the DVD as soon as it came out, so she could keep on showing it to more people and get into discussions about it. Not only that, the couple sitting in front of us were knocked out by it...and actually the guy had already seen it and had to see it again, so he brought a lady friend, who right after the film ended said, "OMG! I have to see this again!" And trust me, so will you. Now let's hope the U.S. doesn't decide they have to make an American version and totally wreck it, like they did with the excellent Danish film, Brothers (Brødre, 2004) with that godawful U.S. thing released in 2009. Leave it alone, please.