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The House That Jack Built Movie Review

Name: The House That Jack Built Movie Review
Item: The House That Jack Built
Rating: 2.75
Author: Lalitha Mallikeswaran

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Review for the film " The House That Jack Built"

Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video

Runtime: 2 hours 32 Minutes

Certificate: A

Released: 17-10-2018

Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller

Similar To: Zombieland 2, Somewhere Beautiful, Lying And Stealing, Ballerina (2024)

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CAST & CREW

Bruno Ganz

Jeremy Davies

Matt Dillon

Riley Keough

Uma Thurman

Lars Von Trier

Molly Marlene Stensgaard

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Producer:

Louise Vesth

Editor:

Jacob Secher Schulsinger

Molly Marlene Stensgaard

Director:

Lars Von Trier

Supporting Actress:

Uma Thurman

Riley Keough

Art Director:

Cecilie Hellner

Sound Designer:

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Co-Producer:

Marianne Slot

Madeleine Ekman

Jonas Bagger

Bettina Brokemper

Director of Photography:

Manuel Alberto Claro

Executive Producer:

Thomas Gammeltoft

Tomas Eskilsson

Casting Director:

Des Hamilton

Still Photographer:

Christian Geisnaes

Visual Effects Supervisor:

Stephane Vogel

Screenplay Writer:

Lars Von Trier

Story Writer:

Jenle Hallund

Visual Effects Coordinator:

Annabelle Zoellin

Sound Editor:

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Supporting Actor:

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Ji-tae Yu

Jeremy Davies

Ed Speleers

David Bailie

Bruno Ganz

Matt Dillon

Sofie Grabol

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The movie “The House That Jack Built” was directed by Lars von Trier and produced by Louise Vesth, Marianne Slot, Jonas Bagger, and Madeleine Ekman. The film’s writers are Lars von Trier and Jenle Hallund. The film features Matt Dillon Matt Dillon is one of the most well-known teen ido >> Read More... , Bruno Ganz Bruno Ganz is a prominent film and theater actor o >> Read More... , Uma Thurman She was known as “My Super Ex-Girlfriend.” Uma Thu >> Read More... , Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Sofie Gravol, Riley Keough Danielle Riley Keough is a versatile, famous and c >> Read More... , Jeremy Davies Having a Welsh and Scottish background, Jeremy was >> Read More... , Jack McKenzie, Mathias Hjelm, Ed Speleers, Emil Tholstrup, Marijana Jankovic, Carina Skenhede, Rocco Day, Cohen Day, Robert Jezek, Osy Ikhile, and Christian Arnold. Victor Reyes composed the music used in the film. The film’s cinematographer was Manuel Alberto Claro, and the film’s editors were Jacob Secher Schulsinger and Molly Malene Stensgaard.

Plot

The film’s protagonist is Jack, played by Matt Dillon, an unsuccessful architect living in Washington. The film follows Jack as he goes unhinged and becomes a serial killer and is guided by Roman poet Virgil through nine circles of hell. The first person Jack killed was a woman he met on the side of the road who needed to get her tire jack fixed. Jack killed her after she irked him. He stored the bodies of his victims in a industrial freezer in a building he bought. Next, he kills a widow, and then kills his girlfriend and her two sons. He kills people indiscriminately and in horrid ways. The film follows his descent into madness as increases the frequency of his killings and his conversations with Virgil, as the police closes in on him.

Star Performance

Matt Dillon is unnerving as an unhinged madman who kills without a thought behind his eyes. The supporting cast gives good performances even though they have short screen times.

Analysis

The film is extreme, and viewers would either like it or would find themselves unable to sit through it. The film contains an extremely high amount of blood, gore, and violence that is difficult to watch.

What’s There?

• The film follows Jack on his journey of unjustified murders, accompanied by Virgil who is leading him through the nine circles of hell

• Spectacular performance by Matt Dillon

• The film is both – alluring and repulsive because the blood and gore makes one want to stop watching while the storyline allures one to continue watching it

What’s Not There?

• The film contains blood, violence, and gore to such an extent that it might be difficult to watch for some viewers

• The film’s long runtime makes it difficult to sit through

Verdict

Horror and thriller enthusiasts can give the film a try, but be warned about its excessive blood and gore, which even extends to murdering children.