The film stars two children who are orphaned early on in the film, due to a car crash. The film revolves around how the children settle into the household of Mr. & Mrs. Glass who used to be their neighbours when they were growing up. It was their parents wish for the Glass's to look after ... Read review
When Ruby (Sobieski) and Rhett's (Morgan) parents are killed in a car accident their ... more
carefree teenage lives are suddenly shattered. Moving into an incredible house in Malibu with the Glass couple old friends of the family seems to be a beginning of ...
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Production Year: 2002 - Thriller - Director: Bharat Nalluri, Rob Bailey, Andy Wilson - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Matthew MacFadyen, Keeley Hawes, David Oyelowo, Peter Firth, Jenny Agutter, Lisa Faulkner
Production Year: 2002 - Thriller - Director: K.C. Bascombe - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Jesse James, Rachel Skarsten, Charles Powell, Linda Purl, Kevin Zegars
Thriller - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Timothy West, Neil Morrissey, Tara Fitzgerald, Annette Crosbie, Pauline Quirke, Rob Brydon, Denise Van Outen, John Thomson, Kevin Whately, David Suchet
Advantages: Great storyline, great acting, great suspense Disadvantages: If anything, maybe centred around the girl a bit too much
The film stars two children who are orphaned early on in the film, due to a car crash. The film revolves around how the children settle into the household of Mr. & Mrs. Glass who used to be their neighbours when they were growing up. It was their parents wish for the Glass's to look after the children if anything happened. The children are understandably uncomfortable but as the film progresses, there are so many twists and turns that make for a ... ...tell you anything else about the story, should I give too much away.
The girl who plays Ruby has never really made it big in a film although she has been in quite a few other roles, the young boy who plays Rhett was also in The Patriot and Jurassic Park III (the latter of which I have reviewed). The characters develop nicely throughout the film and I can say I thoroughly enjoyed this.
The film stars two children who are orphaned early on in the film, due to a car crash. The film revolves around how the children settle into the household of Mr. & Mrs. Glass who used to be their neighbours when they were growing up. It was their parents wish for the Glass's to look after the children if anything happened. The children are understandably uncomfortable but as the film progresses, there are so many twists and turns that make for a lot of unpredictability...Mr. Begleiter plays the trustworthy lawyer who the children are told they can depend on. I don't want to tell you anything else about the story, should I give too much away.
The girl who plays Ruby has never really made it big in a film although she has been in quite a few other roles, the young boy who plays Rhett was also in The Patriot and Jurassic Park III (the latter of which I have reviewed). The characters develop nicely throughout the film and I can say I thoroughly enjoyed this.
I am a hard person to please especially when it comes to thrillers but this is definitely one to go and see at the cinema, well worth the cash! The story is unique, the acting is superb, there are plenty of edge-of-your-seat moments, so go and enjoy it - I know I did.
Advantages: Keeps you interested with a twist ending Disadvantages: A little too lengthy at times
...die in a crash at the beginning of the film. As they are now orphaned it was there parents wishes for them to go and live with a couple, Mr and Mrs Glass, who used to live next door when the children were little. Quite understandably the move is quite uncomfortable for them, not only do they have to deal with the death of their parents, but now they have there whole lives uprooted and everything begins to change.
As they start to settle in with ... ...to Ruby (the eldest of the two children) confides in her parents lawyer. Its now up to Ruby to discover what is going on and the truth about Mr and Mrs Glass.
Id love to explain more of this film in order to convince you to watch it but if i do then there will be no suprise at the end. I bought this film on a whim without having seen it so basically had no idea what to expect.
The actors in the film are not terribly well known and i usually make ...
bec55 22.02.2005
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Advantages: A good story Disadvantages: Not particularly thrilling
Introduction
I picked this up because it was described as a psychological thriller and that's exactly the sort of film I like. I hadn't heard of it, but then I've often seen films that I haven't heard of and enjoyed them. Well, there was a reason I hadn't heard of it. It wasn't a terrible film, but there was nothing completely gripping about it either. It whiled away a couple of hours, but I wouldn't recommend going out of your way to get hold of a copy.
The story
Rich kids Ruby and Rhett are devastated when their parents are suddenly killed in a car accident. Their parents had asked their former neighbours, the Glass's, to act as guardians to Ruby and Rhett should anything happen to them and before they know it, the children have moved to a huge house in Malibu and are going to new schools.
All seems well at first, until Ruby ...
The basic premise of this series: Gordon Ramsay goes to a struggling restaurant, tells the chef the food is sh*t and the owner he's a wan*er. The owner kicks off and argues with Gordon, before giving into his proposals, and finally rejoicing when Gordon saves the restaurant from going down the pan, all in the space of a week.
This DVD release sees Gordon return to four of the restaurants he worked in for series 1:
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The GlassHouse, Ambleside, England
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Advantages: it will probably make you giggle, Disadvantages: you won't learn anything from it
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It?s a bit of light-hearted fun and should be taken that way. With an RRP of £19.99 I certainly wouldn?t waste my money on it but it was a funny and memorable part of the hen night. If you want to learn to strip tease I suggest you take real lessons and don?t spend your money on this DVD. You will not learn any secrets from it and you may end ...
When Ruby and Rhett's parents are killed in a car crash they have to move to Malibu where they are taken in by family friends. Ruby discovers some information that suggests that the death of her parents may not have been a tragic accident...
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date
08/07/2002
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
CDR 31827
Barcode
5035822182738
Languages
Main Language
English
Subtitle Language
Dutch, English, Hindi
Hearing Impaired Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Directors And Writers Commentary, Cast Interviews, Filmographies, Deleted Scenes, Trailer
Aspect Ratio
2.35 Wide Screen, 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
DVD Description
THE GLASS HOUSE, director Daniel Sackheim's sleek neo-noir thriller, is a modern Hansel and Gretel story with elements borrowed from HAMLET, set in California. As it opens, Ruby (Leelee Sobieski) watches unflinchingly while her friends cover their eyes from the horrors of a slasher movie. She deals with her over-concerned parents with cool resourcefulness. But, then her parents die in a car crash. Ruby learns from the family lawyer (Bruce Dern) that she and her younger brother Rhett (Trevor Morgan) will be well provided for, and will live with their sympathetic ex-neighbors Terry and Erin Glass (Stellan Skarsgard and Diane Lane). Terry and Erin's new home is a modern mansion--all steel and glass--built on the cliffs of Malibu. But, all is not well beneath the cool surfaces of THE GLASS HOUSE. Ruby has to decide whether it is her imagination, or is she being watched as she undresses; and whether Terry is making a pass at her, or just fastening her seat belt; and whether Erin is shooting up drugs, or simply taking insulin to combat her diabetes; and whether Terry is really being menaced by well-dressed thugs. Sobieski plays Ruby with steely resolve as she tries to deal with the mysteries of THE GLASS HOUSE.
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