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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterIt is surprising that no matter how much we know what will happen, we never stop watching.
- 70New Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonNew Times (L.A.)Luke Y. ThompsonWhile the specifics of the plot are often as fragile as an actual glass house, those looking for a good night of disposable entertainment will find it here.
- 58Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldSeattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldHas a good cast, a nicely sustained mood of paranoia and several genuinely creepy moments, but ultimately ends up being one more highly formulaic teen screamer.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyAs the supporting cast gets winnowed away, though, we're left with a cat-and-mouse game between girl and murderous faux-dad that's simply boilerplate.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIf you want to see a great movie about a couple of kids endangered by a sinister guardian, rent "Night of the Hunter." Watching The Glass House has all the elements for a better film, but doesn't trust the audience to keep up with them.
- 40TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe cast, including genre veteran Bruce Dern as a kindly lawyer, do their best with the material, but you can't make a crackling thriller out of soggy cliches.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannSan Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannThis is trash on a big budget, but trash nonetheless.
- 20The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensThe Glass House is hardly insane, just absurd, and the only damage it does is to itself.
- 20Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternIt may be lulling to know, almost from the outset, where the plot is going, but thrilling -- or even psychological -- it is not.
- 10Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasSo laughably awful that it begs to have stones thrown at it; it's a wonder it got made at all.