Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

The Glass House
2001
**
Director: Daniel Sacheim
Cast: Leelee Sobieski, Stellan Skarsgard, Diane Lane, Bruce Dern, Kathy Baker

After their parents are killed, a teenage girl and her younger brother are adopted by family friends whose seemingly perfect facade seems to conceal something sinister. This thriller has a promising start as we get hints that the new parents are up to no good, but then the cliché monster is released and the film becomes increasingly implausible and ridiculous. The final scene alone is worth dropping a star from the rating.