Atom User Reviews for The House With A Clock In Its Walls
took the kids to see this and they will most likely be having nightmares. what the trailers comes across as a cutsey movie about magic is actually kinda creepy, and more adult than expected.
It was good! My 12 year old who didn't want to go actually liked it a lot. Predictable as everyone has said, but hey, I'm an adult. My 7 year old was very scared though. She asked to sleep in my bed that night. It's pretty creepy.
I saw this movie yesterday and still don't know how I feel about it. Parts of it were very creepy including Jack Black's performance. The movie is reminiscent of Goosebumps. I did like Cate Blanchett's character as well as the little boy playing the nephew. The movie was…
Such a terrible terrible movie. Should NEVER have A PG rating. PG-13 at best. Big mistake taking my 10yr old to this! Disgusting movie! Hated it. Very misleading!
Don’t small kids it can a little scary and intense
Great for kids but fits in the same Harry Potter mode nothing new
this movie was great. super kid friendly and great story
Wasn’t what we expected, it was so much more! The kids loved it, the adults loved it. Perfect timing with Halloween!
Looks like a amazing story to me! The action will be good definitely and it’s a universal movie so hell ya I want to see this!
I had a hard time staying awake. It was a very dark film...witches, warlocks, demons...no thanks.
Doesn't compare to The Incredibles 2.
Cute, funny and has all tons of Halloween vibes.
not so good.
Really enjoyed it. Clean sort of movie. Funny at times. Really liked the actors
😂
it's very entertaining.
Love it , it’s always a pleasure to see Cate Blanchet
great movie
Fun!
Great Movie not for little kids. The family sitting behind us had little ones under 10, I heard there kids saying they were scared. But I did enjoy the movie
Great movie, good humor but some parts are scary and creepy. I wouldn’t recommend kids under 10.
weak beginning and ending. best character was the villain.
Great movie
Fun movie to kick off the Halloween season. Family friendly. Worth seeing.
Whole family loved it. Great cast. Go see this one!
A new children oriented Halloween film that is fun enough to watch again every year!
Took my son and 8 of his friends for his 10th birthday. A good time was had by all.
better than expected
disappointing
typical jack movie, just more kid friendly.
It was ok... but not so much action and very very very predictable... a little bit creepy i'll give it that
Funny family movie
Movie was awesome! Just a little predictable, but they did a really good with it. Definitely recommend.
Very cool
Heard a child ask to comeback and see it again tomorrow.
Slow movie, some points were ok but overall not good:( Disappointing and really dragged on.
good movie... imagination comes to life!
Was a good movie jack Black was good
I loved it but it's definitely too scary for little kiddos. Great for tweens & older. If you loved Harry Potter you will enjoy this. Definitely buying it when it comes out on DVD or digital tv.
such a great film....jack black was awesome leading this epic cast. i am totally buying this
I loved this film! Clean and reminds me of the great goosebumps movies I watched growing up as a kid. Has a very Disney Haunted Mansion feel. Great movie and I will purchase
Great movie!!
It was hilarious and magical. Please check it out
Fun and visually engaging yet felt a bit underwhelming. Love the actors but the story and plot left me disappointed. It comes off as family friendly but i would not take children to see it.
a little disappointed
Not what we expected... my 9 year old is freaked out. It was spooky, there were curse words (damn and hell, which was yelled in the face of a kid by an adult), and talk about murdering a wife and using her bones to make a key. How is this PG??
I went in expected a fun and spooky adventure that was family friendly. Instead I got something that should absolutely never be shown to any child. The movie included so many horrible elements that were played off as completely normal, including blood sacrifice from a 10…
It was ok. I don't think it was jack black best film.
My 9 yo daughter liked it.
It was ok
Metacritic
The movie has the pleasingly demented texture of early Tim Burton. It bears the logo of Steven Spielberg’s Amblin company and is seen from a Spielbergian child’s-eye view.
Since the movie is in such a hurry, we’re not given much chance to soak in this strangeness. Making up for it: Black is paired with Blanchett, who plays a neighboring witch in smashing violet skirt ensembles; the two rat-a-tat insults at each other like a vaudevillian comedy duo.
The House With a Clock in Its Walls is easily Eli Roth’s best motion picture, and that’s not an attempt to damn the film with faint praise. It’s a spooky and amusing piece of family-friendly Halloween cinema, sharply produced and mostly effective, told with skill and panache.
