The House That Jack Built

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Erin F I’ve never seen a movie written or directed by Lars Von Trier, and I hope I never have to again. This mind-numbingly long and dense justification for violence towards women left me sorry I ever learned the name. On one hand, I can give some credit to the film poking fun at how glaringly obvious serial killer of this time period could be without getting caught. But anyone who is smart enough to pick up on that also knows that this is mostly torture porn and navel gazing. About two thirds of the way through the monologuing started to make my eyes glaze over. Anyone who has ever talked to a pretentious 19 year old art bro knows the feeling of watching this movie and how much it makes you want to tear all your skin off. All of the kills seemed designed to specifically make women uncomfortable, from the gratuitous close ups of choking, to the intense emotional manipulation, to the boob gore. It lends no gravity to the violence it depicts, and it’s obvious neither the camera man nor the director respect the actresses (or women in general). Don’t waste your time. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/02/25 Full Review ‎ ‎ This is probably the most uncompromising of von Trier's films. Its storytelling, acting and tone is perfect. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/23/24 Full Review Ian H Disappeared up it's own backside after a promising start. Some very dark moments Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/16/24 Full Review Sams K It was very cool until the ending that it's too much allegorical. I think it's a very deep introspection of Von Trier, a well-done movie but it's not what I would have wanted to see. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/14/24 Full Review 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 Read all reviews

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