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Dream House

2011

Jim Sheridan

Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, Naomi Watts, Marton Csokas ...

5.1

9,286

Horror. Mystery Some say that all houses have memories. For one man, his home is the place he would kill to forget. A family unknowingly moves into a home where several grisly murders were committed...only to find themselves the killer's next target. Successful publisher Will Atenton (Daniel Craig) quit a job in New York City to relocate his wife, Libby (Rachel Weisz), and two girls to a quaint New England town. But as they settle into their new life, ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"This crackpot thriller from the usually competent Jim Sheridan leaves only one mystery unsolved: what on earth was he thinking?"
		Robert Koehler Variety	"An initially teasing variation on the haunted-house movie that pivots in a radically different, uninspired direction"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"This is a workmanlike movie that is never quite scary enough, and never quite ingenious enough, though the four leads do an honest enough job (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Roger Moore Orlando Sentinel	"Whatever its shortcomings, director Jim Sheridan and stars Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts deserved better (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"
		Mark Olsen Los Angeles Times	"With its telegraphed twists and clunky pacing, the film would be unbearable were it not for the fine trio of Craig, Weisz and Naomi Watts"
		Ron Hogan Den of Geek	"Jim Sheridan is a competent director here, and he manipulates the camera well (...) Still, it’s not entirely successful. The script is just not impressive in any way. The plot is pedestrian (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"Despite the talent involved, this is more a snooze than a dream"
		Angie Errigo Empire	"This starts off nicely but doesn't hold up to close rational scrutiny. Craig and Weisz are gorgeous together and the mystification is diverting. More entertaining and emotional than it is explicable (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Geoffrey Macnab The Independent	"Some of the set-pieces are genuinely creepy, but the storytelling is so preposterous that exasperation quickly sets on."
		Tara Brady Irish Times	"This is a rudderless vessel. Never mind dead people; we see a dead movie."

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