Review of Dream House (2011) by Matthew L — 28 Sep 2014

Well, this was a bit of a mess, I didn't hate it though and parts of it were actually good but it just kept losing itself. I also went in expecting a horror movie based on the scary poster attached but its more of a mystery/thriller. Daniel Craig (takes his shirt off several times) ehem... does a decent enough job (considering) as a family man to Rachel Weisz, who soon after moving into their seemingly idyllic new home learns that a brutal crime had been committed against the former residents.

The first half of this movie was pretty bad, terrible actually considering the talent attached -which includes a bit of nothing, fluff role for Naomi Watts as the neighbor. I did get into it (for a while) after Will's visit to "Greenhaven," I liked how they changed his hair and appearance while he was there, and then the whole story as you knew it changed too, going along the lines of The Others which opened up a ton of cool possibilities. Unfortunately though none of these were ever explored as events went into the ridiculous. A big waste of talent in a movie that almost tells a clever story. Oh well, at least Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz had a good time filming together. 9/28/14.