The Glass House (2001)
Genre: Thriller / Mystery
Duration: 101 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Daniel Sackheim
Stars: Leelee Sobieski, Diane Lane and Stellan Skarsgård
IMDb score:
5,8 (43.147)
Releasedate: 14 September 2001
The Glass House plot
"The glass is about to be shattered..."
After the death of her parents, teenage Ruby Baker and her brother are adopted by friends of her parents, Terry and Erin Glass from Malibu. At first everything seems like a piece of cake, but slowly Ruby discovers that the couple are not the nice friends they seemed.
Actors and actresses
Ruby Baker
Erin Glass
Terence Glass
Rhett Baker
Uncle Jack
Alvin Begleiter
Nancy Ryan
Dave Baker
Don
Whitey
Reviews & comments
Ebenezer Scrooge
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- 2150 messages
- 3092 votes
A thriller that really never gets exciting, how do you manage it? That guy isn't scary, that crazy bitch isn't scary. The director did take a good look at Basic Instinct. Well, well… it doesn't even remotely look like it. In terms of tension then, or eroticism. A lot of blue. Threatening music. Big house. Inspirational Virginia Andrews-like story with no crack or taste to it. A 3-year-old could have come up with this. Even better. The police car that comes chug at the end: 'Hey guys, you need some help?' Yes, now the story is over. Typical police, always late.
No, I can spend my time elsewhere.
Lots of show, zero content.
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Black Math
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- 5430 messages
- 1753 votes
Not exactly genius, no. Acting is mediocre, the plot is far-fetched and the ending is completely pointless, as bad as it derails. There is some tension during the film, so that I end up just above the minimum, but this film is not much. 1*.
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tommykonijn
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- 5208 messages
- 2409 votes
The Glass House has a nice concept and it actually starts quite nicely. Leelee Sobieski may not be the world's best actress, but I didn't think she was bad at all. She is well cast in this role. The problem is more in the threat of the stepparents. In the beginning it's a bit there, because you don't know which way it will go yet, but it soon turns out to be a bit too much and halfway through the film drowns in clichés and unbelievable things. The entertainment value is generally still there: as a viewer you remain curious about what the next move will be. Unfortunately, the end result is a bit too disappointing to leave a lasting impression.
2.5*
Translated from Dutch · View originalPre- and sequels
Glass House: The Good Mother
2006
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