The Glass House (2001)

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Strictly average movie

Just what I expected

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

The Glass House (2001): Dir: Daniel Sackheim / Cast: Leelee Sobieski, Stellan Skarsgard, Diane Lane, Bruce Dern, Chris Noth: Typical thriller that shatters into formula. Title refers to a family that owns a big house, the Glass couple. It is also made of glass as well. One could also interpret the title as a relationship to fragility. Leelee Sobieski plays a rebellious teenager who arrives home one evening to the news that her parents were killed in a car accident. She and her brother are secure in terms of money yet they are put under custody of the Glasses. From there Sobieski feels threatened over sexual hints by Mr. Glass, and Mrs. Glass is found with a needle in her arm. This all arrives at a pointlessly violent conclusion when Sobieski and her brother plot escape. Director Daniel Sackheim does a fair job, and the house gives off a nice ominous appeal, but the screenplay is a joke. Sobieski holds her own in a struggle to find escape and refuge before the laughable climax. Stellan Skarsgard as Mr. Glass is an idiot from the first reel. Diane Lane plays his fragile wife who perhaps could have taken measures than she did. Bruce Dern plays a crooked lawyer in what amounts to one of his dumbest roles. Chris Noth plays an uncle who is one of a long list of people not able to communicate with these kids. Pointless bore that shatters to bits within its first thirty minutes. Score: 3 ½ / 10

It is a really a good film for a low-budget movie.It could be far better and I was really surprised that they didn't took advantage of some scenes that held the element of surprise quite well.In other words there should have been more action scenes instead of making it look like a drama.The only positive of the movie that it could draw the attention of viewer.I saw it by chance in television and in the whole film I had an immense feeling of curiosity.I really wanted to see where plot would turn out,and I was surprised negatively.I think it should be rated with a 6 but rated it with a 7 instead because of its intrigue.Still is one of my favorite thrillers.

Last night I watched a movie that a friend got for me once,and after I watched that movie I think I'm not friends with him anymore,how could he do this to me?:D and it was one of those movies that didn't have a clear genre,it a little bit of this,a little bit of that and in the end it was a big pile of nothing!!The plot was very very poor,lets have the example of the main character friends,the girls apparently were very close ,one of them even more and they showed up in the beginning ,and then once in the middle of the movie saying some crap for 10 seconds and thats it!!!In the overall it was an extremely boring movie,the only good thing I got out of it was the lead actress that was a very hot girl..I know where they wanted to go with the movie but they didn't got it ,there were too much to say too little and it is a mediocre movie,no doubt!!people that are saying this was a good movie,are clearly actors that were in the movie trying to trick some poor fellow to give them a job on another movie!!It wasn't all bad,there was a brief moment in the middle that almost got a sense of suspense..but... nothing... the accident!!The mafia!!the school!!the lawyer!!The social assistant!! absolute nonsense!!

The title of this motion picture has a double meaning a) it's about a house made of glass. b) it is a house that belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Glass. These two have become the appointed legal guardians of Ruby Baker and her younger brother. They have just lost their parents to a car accident and are now moving in with the Glass'. The house is roomy and impressive, Ruby Baker doesn't feel much at home yet, but as least she is being provided for. Or is she? Slowly she starts to suspect that the Glass' are keeping something hidden, and the more she tries to find out, the more danger she is putting herself in along with her brother. She wants out, but she's got nowhere to go.With Hitchcock on its mind, The Glass House is stepped mostly in suspense and psychological camera-work. That and a well played rivalry between Leelee Sobieski and Stellen Skarsgaard make for a reasonably entertaining scary thriller, but sometimes it feels questionable. The plot uses contrived devices, the biggest of which you don't really notice till the very ending, at which point you realize that the whole scenario needs a rethinking. Another problem I have is that Skargard and Diane Lane don't go well together. Mrs. Glass is poorly characterized, and as a result, Lane has too little to work with, and she's not a good actress. Despite being in Sunny California, the obvious intention is to make you feel cold. this is sold to us in the style of lighting accompanied by an increase in rain, and a major lack of sunlight. The house itself is quite a piece of architecture. Again with all the glass and the lack of carpeting, this would be a cold place to live, and it spaciousness means that there arn't a lot of places to hide...not a good case scenario. The Glass House is strictly for fans of the genre, but even at that, it may only appeal to a small number of viewers. I'm not convinced it does a good job of suspending disbelief, but it does a good enough job of being chilling to make it watchable, maybe a good film for a rainy night (when it might be scarier to watch)