Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Lucybespro It is a performances centric movie

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Rainey Dawn This one started out really good.... it was by the 3rd act the film took a down turn for me - the ending wasn't all that great for a film of this type either - I really expected more out of the 3rd act and ending. 5/10

adonis98-743-186503 An orphaned teenager is taken in by a Malibu couple but discovers they aren't the caring friends they seemed to be. The Glass House has a fantastic and talented cast, full of suspense thriller moments and some good perfomances, the film's 3rd act does lack in certain areas a bit but it's still a great and well made low budget movie that is better than most thrillers in this day and age. (8/10)

Matt Kracht The plot: After her parents die in a sudden car accident, a teenage girl becomes suspect her new guardians have sinister motives.This movie is obviously meant for teenagers. The girls can identify with the protagonist, while the boys can ogle the her, as she has several exploitative scenes. It's a bit of a clichéd, predictable thriller, but I doubt that teens will be very critical of it.Most of the movie is a cat-and-mouse game between the protagonist and her guardians. Throughout the movie, all the adult authority figures are shown to be useless. It's a cheesy tactic used in most teen thrillers so that the teen protagonists actually have something to do besides wait for an adult to save them. For adults, it often ends up seeming a bit forced and difficult to believe.Several of the characters are introduced and never appear again, like they were completely forgotten. It makes you wonder why they were even introduced. Most perplexing is the uncle, who I would have thought would have custody of his niece and nephew -- but, no, the parents decided to give custody to their next door neighbors! Bizarre. And, when things start to get weird with the next door neighbors, not a single person suggests living with the uncle. It's like everyone forgot that there's even any relatives still alive.If you're a kid, this movie probably works a lot better. You'll focus on the horror of losing your parents, living with creepy people that you barely know, and moving to a new city. Adults, however, will probably just be bored.

Samiam3 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)