Director: Eli Roth
Cast: Cate Blanchett , Jack Black , Owen Vaccaro , Lorenza Izzo , Renée Elise Goldsberry , Colleen Camp , Sunny Suljic , Kyle MacLachlan , Perla Middleton , Ricky Muse , Alli Beckman
Plot: 10-year-old Lewis Barnavelt is sent to Michigan live with his uncle, Jonathan Barnavelt, after the loss of his parents. Lewis discovers his uncle is a warlock and follows him into the world of sorcery and magic. Meanwhile, evil wizard Isaac Izard aims to bring the Apocalypse upon the world by creating a magical clock filled with black magic. Before his passing, he manages to hide it inside the walls of the house Jonathan currently lives in. Now Lewis and his uncle must find the clock and stop the end of the world.
My Movie Review: The movie is spooky fun and weird at times packed with good visual treats! The House With A Clock In Its Walls felt like a family quest appetizer for the coming Halloween orange pumpkins, mysterious manikins and lot of things coming alive in creep hunted house:(): This movie is not bad but not great either it falls under a kid frighten horror fantasy that meet good expectations yet didn't offer more than you bargain for and doesn't live up its full potential the flaws here are limited locations and lost focus in the villain's wife she's gone without a fight! Owen Vaccaro is the saving grace his portrayal of Lewis was spot-on his expressions when scared often believable and sometimes relatable the way a child's mind work is still a mystery what more if the child knows magic and spells it could be a thrill to know what's gonna happen!
Critics Consensus: 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 infectious sense of fun. A fantastical adventure, dandy ode to weirdos, and accessible anti-war allegory for all ages, especially 10-year-old boys. It runs out of steam at about the midway point and falls victim to clumsy, overcooked plotting. It's fun for a while until it becomes more trick than treat. The House With a Clock in its Walls is a bullseye, perfectly balanced between funny and scary. The short-term excitement of jump-scares and readily accessible spells are a poor trade-off for the steadily deepening mysteries and fears that have made Bellairs' book such a enduring classic:)
Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_house_with_a_clock_in_its_walls/
Critics Consensus: 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 infectious sense of fun. A fantastical adventure, dandy ode to weirdos, and accessible anti-war allegory for all ages, especially 10-year-old boys. It runs out of steam at about the midway point and falls victim to clumsy, overcooked plotting. It's fun for a while until it becomes more trick than treat. The House With a Clock in its Walls is a bullseye, perfectly balanced between funny and scary. The short-term excitement of jump-scares and readily accessible spells are a poor trade-off for the steadily deepening mysteries and fears that have made Bellairs' book such a enduring classic:)
Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_house_with_a_clock_in_its_walls/
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