Review of The House of Yes (1997) by Alice S — 11 Jul 2007
Pretty decent adaptation of a darkly comic stage play...up until the second half when it becomes stagnant. Posey, Bujold, and Rachael Leigh Cook as Young Jackie-O are awesome. I wanted to see more blood though.
More blood in the figurative sense (Jackie-O kills Marty in the end. The final tableau of Jackie-O cradling her brother/lover's head in her hands is supposed to be an incredibly poignant moment in the play but the film didn't include it, and that shows how the adaptation hit all the funny parts but somewhat glazed over the deeper insanity and turmoil in this whacked out family) and literally (more ketchup and macaroni on Jackie-O's dress).
Favorite line: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA.
This review of The House of Yes (1997) was written by Alice S on 11 Jul 2007.
The House of Yes has generally received positive reviews.
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