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Unsurprisingly Lewis finds out that the old house was once owned by an evil warlock called Isaac Izard (Kyle MacLachlan) who has hidden a clock within the walls of the house. Unsurprisingly the boy's uncle turns out to be a warlock, a good warlock, and his best friend Florence Zimmerman (Cate Blanchett) is a good witch.Įventually Lewis grows accustomed to his new supernatural surroundings and begins to learn the ways of witchcraft.
From the outset it's pretty clear that all is not quite right within this house.
#House with the clock in the walls movie#
So in this story (originally published in 1973 so it predates a lot of most children's book movie adaptations), a young boy named Lewis Barnavelt (Owen Vaccaro) goes to live with his uncle John (Jack Black) in his large creepy Addams Family style house after his parents are killed in a car accident.
#House with the clock in the walls series#
Īnother children's book series adapted into a potential movie franchise? Ugh!!! Directed by Eli Roth? Wha?!! A sequel wouldn't be a bad thing, but further depth is required and now that the ground work has been done, let's make some villain improvements. Black was fun and he is starting to branch away from his usual style of comedy and it's nice to see. It becomes this basic good vs evil in the final third after all the mystery conversations and exposition.
#House with the clock in the walls full#
I'm annoyed the filmmaker wasn't able to adapt this to its full potential, even just bringing the villain on earlier. The film being created by Amblin carries the studio emblem for family content, and this has to be one of the better options for new material. I feel that modern films are neglecting the villains, when they should be embracing them.
The real issue is the lack of villain, and it tends to tread water with the core characters instead of providing us with something resembling a correctly plotted film. Black was an inspired choice and backed up by the very talented Cate Blanchett. The website's critical consensus reads, "An entertaining PG detour for gore maestro Eli Roth, The House with a Clock in its Walls is a family-friendly blend of humor and horror with an infectious sense of fun.The original book is quite different, but the film version is fitting for the target audience. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 66% based on 209 reviews, with an average rating of 5.94/10. The House with a Clock in Its Walls received lukewarm-to-favorable reviews from critics and audiences, who largely praised the cast but said the film did not fully live up to its potential. There is also a scene with Uncle Johnathan (as a baby thanks to the Doomsday Device made by Isaac Izard) peeing on Lewis. Some toilet humor, such as 3 jokes involving the topiary griffin pooping.Also, he is not overweight as his book counterpart was, but that's not really a problem.Here, he's mostly a crybaby with poor motivation and Owen Vaccaro's acting can be rather questionable, especially during scared and emotional responses. Lewis is a bad protagonist compared to his book counterpart, who was inventive, intelligent, and a well defined character who always found a clever way to solve his issues.The film almost feels like something Tim Burton could make.It is mostly accurate to the source material.The 50s atmosphere is quite convincing, with the film even starting with an old fashioned version of the Universal logo.Funny moments, such as Uncle Johnathan accidently making popcorn with his magic and Uncle Johnathan saying "It's a kimono" at the beginning of the film.Isaac Izard is a convincing antagonist who has a plan to end the world that makes sense in this case because of his tragic past and wanting to reverse all of that.Likable characters (With the exception of Lewis), such as Uncle Johnathan, who does a good job providing the movie with some comic relief, and Florence might seem like the old woman next door who is a witch, but it turns out that she has a tragic backstory later on in the film.In fact, the cast does a pretty good job as a whole (With exceptions such as Lewis). Jack Black and Cate Blanchett give an excellent performance as both Uncle Johnathan and Florence Zimmerman respectively.An interesting plot with a good mix of horror, fantasy, and humor.Great CGI effects, especially with the use of magic throughout the movie.The story follows a young boy (Owen Vaccaro) who is sent to live with his uncle (Jack Black) in a creaky old house, where he soon learns it was previously also inhabited by his uncle's former friend, a warlock (Kyle McLaughlin) who planned to end the world with a clock he had made and hidden within the house.
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