The House That Jack Built

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Mason M Lars Von Trier has done it again, he's one of my favorite directors because his films leave me amazed again and again, this is not his best work, but it was no exception. The House That Jack Built is probably Von Trier's most grand and self-indulgent film, and that does this film favors. Matt Dillon does a great performance as Jack, and this film's writing was also top notch, with great dialogue and great character building that left me thoroughly entertained. Von Trier has definitely made better, but it's nice to know that he's still got it. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/17/24 Full Review Audience Member It’s actually a pretty good movie overall, they just added way more disturbing content than what was needed. The acting is extremely well performed by Matt Dillon as Jack, but there are just too many violent and disturbing scenes, especially incident 3. If the movie wasn’t so dark, it probably would have at least been nominated for some Academy Awards. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/22/24 Full Review Oaklee D Watched it on my sisters recommendation and loved it, makes you feel dread throughout. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/06/24 Full Review Teddy B The 'philosophical' elements of this movie involving Jack's psyche come across pretension rather than genuine thoughtfulness. Jack just becomes much more irredeemable and narcissistic as the film goes along (that's another problem entirely). The ending falls victim to this pretension, moving at an almost torturous pace. The images look pretty but signify near nothing. The film doesn't become especially exploitative or shocking until that infamous '3rd Incident', when, oddly, it becomes much more thrilling and interesting (until the epilogue). Lars Von Trier doesn't effectively connect the threads of this elaborate storyline (for example, Jack focusing on the construction of his house. The title statement of the film is barely mentioned), but as individual vignettes the stories told are very interesting and definitely original... Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/21/24 Full Review Daniel L The movie pulls no punches with a very dark self narrated story of a serial killer. Well acted and directed. Maybe a little long, but overall worth the watch. Best comparison would be American Psycho, if you enjoyed that sort of movie with high levels of violence and character study, you will enjoy this. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/27/24 Full Review Amy E Snuff. No redeeming features like a plot, cinematography, dialogue to balance the snuff Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/13/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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