Review of The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) by Josh C — 06 Oct 2018
Cinematography: 9.439/10 The trailer does not do The House with a Clock in Its Walls justice. The film flows a lot better in viewing and is not as corny as the trailer makes it seem (at least to me). .
Costume Design: 8.974/10 I like the tie-ins with the wardrobes to a theme on being one's self throughout the film. .
Film Editing: 9.543/10 Solid. Each scene is enough. .
Make-up and Hair-styling: 8/10 Decent.
Sound Editing: 8.782/10 I wanted to hear the clock more. .
Visual Effects: 8.732/10 Decent. I wanted to see more magic.
Story: 8.792/10 The story is the first surprise for me. I find myself enjoying The House with a Clock in Its Walls more as the film progresses. It's a fun simple film that gets its points across with just enough. There are some torturous (yes, torturous?-?I've seen people walk out of theaters or fall asleep torturous?-? films in general, but in this case?-?) family films: this is not one of them.
Acting: 9.213/10 The acting is the second surprise for me. (I don't actively seek trailers, they show before the film I'm viewing, so sometimes it becomes a bit of a comparative-referential point). Plus, my interest in seeing Mid90s has grown even more watching Sunny Suljic and Owen Vaccarro acting together (that whole motley crew of kids is nice to see in The House with a Clock in Its Walls though).
Personal: I'm glad about the film's turnout. Bullying is really terrible. Playing is fun. It's good to be weird in good ways. The actual process of growing is fun especially with everything in order (cause not too many kids have to pay bills, it's sad about the ones that have to and had to at far too young an age?-?but, no one is ever too young to begin doing what they are good at?-?enjoy?-? and making money). A kid from a well off family once told me he felt like he was losing his imagination. I told him he has to continue working on his imagination to build it?-?stimulate it. I do know circumstances may affect individuals in varying ways. I think The House with a Clock in Its Walls does a great job of showing the importance of belief and imagination as well as the processes occurring from experiencing a loss?-?of grieving and recovering. Good creativity and the imagination are so important to life.
Overall: 8.934/10.
-K.D.
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This review of The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) was written by Josh C on 06 October 2018.
The House with a Clock in Its Walls has generally received mixed reviews.
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