Glass House: The Good Mother (2006)

I have never seen the original "The Glass House" movie, so I can't say how this sequel compares to the original. But I do have the advantage of judging this sequel on its own merits. Actually, from what I have heard of the original movie, this is more of a remake than a sequel. And a not particularly expensive remake, I must say. While the movie doesn't look downright cheap, it does show a limited budget from shooting almost all the movie in one location to the grainy cinematography. (Though there is some impressive camera movement.) But the sort of low rent feel of the enterprise is not the real problem here. The movie feels kind of limp, with few thrills - you'll really feel that it's just going through the motions instead of trying to grab the audience by the throat. Another big mistake is that the movie fails to get the audience to have sympathy for the teenage protagonist - she comes across as kind of sullen and grumpy even before things start going wrong for her and her brother. To add to the problems are some glaring unanswered questions, like who the intruder was outside in the first part of the movie, or why the couple acted the way they did in the opening scene, which doesn't make sense after what we eventually learn. In the end, this is a movie to skip watching.

I first saw this movie in 2006,and I was currently 10 years old, andthis movie scared me to death.But then again, that's whatit is supposed to do:) My main thingis all the people saying how they cut it off within 45 minutes of watching it. I realize this movie can take a while to get you caught up but it really will , especially in the last 30 minutes. So shut up and watch the wholemovie before you post a review:) E N J O Y !

In this sequel to the mediocre original, another teenage girl and young boy get adopted by a creepy couple after their parents pass away. At first, their new life seems idyllic, but as in the first film, things aren't always as they seem, and there are a few skeletons busting to come out of the closet.Okay, for a start the main problem here is there is not a sympathetic character in the film. Mom is a psycho, Dad is a doormat, Abby (the girl) is a total biatch and the young lad has so few scenes we barely know what to think of him. Also, from the beginning it's pretty obvious that everything about this place spells *CREEPY* and yet, it takes Abby more than an hour of the movie to bother doing anything about it. That's after her foster mother purposely leaves broken glass in the sink for her to cut herself with, drugs her with tranquilisers so she spends days at a time in her room and forbids her to leave the house or speak to anyone on the phone. Even when her brother falls MYSTERIOUSLY ILL with 'food poisoning' and crazy mom won't take him to the hospital, she still doesn't twig. Fortunately, there's a convenient bedroom full of evidence of her past crimes and... Oh, wait, I'm getting ahead of myself here. If you're going to watch it, I suppose you want to discover the 'surprises' all by yourself. Lucky you.The acting all round ranges from average to deplorable (especially in the later sections when things get REALLY over the top), there isn't an unpredictable plot twist in the script and most of the occurrences happened in the original, anyway. So why not do yourself a favour, see The Glass House again instead? Save yourself a rental fee. Or better yet, why not just dump both movies and go watch something classic from that Master Of Suspense himself, Sir Alfred Hitchcock? I recommend North By Northwest or The Birds. No, they weren't made this century, but I tell you what.. they beat ten shades of poo out of today's so-called thrillers. Exhibit A: this film. Life is short, after all.. 3/10

One year after losing their son David, Eve Goode (Angie Harmon) and her husband Raymond Goode (Joel Gretsch) adopt the orphan Ethan Snow (Bobby Coleman) and his teenager sister Abby Snow (Jordan Hinson) and bring them to their mansion nearby a lake. Abby faces difficulties of adaptation in her new home, and she confronts Eve, who proves to be deranged and unstable. When Ethan gets sick, Abby tries to contact their friend, detective Ben Koch (Jason London), and she realizes that her brother and she are trapped in the house."The Good Mother" is predictable, full of clichés, but still a reasonable B-movie. The story has a tense beginning, but there is no previous development of the characters Abby and Ethan Snow or Ben Koch. The viewer does not know who they are or their relationship. The attitude of Abby when she moves to her foster house is totally ungrateful and unfair with her stepparents that gives a magnificent room in a wonderful house, triggering the insanity of Eve. It is difficult to understand teenagers most of the times, but there is no explanation for the feelings of Abby when she moves to the Goode's house without a previous development of her character. In the end, the forgettable "The Good Mother" is an enjoyable entertainment. My vote is six.Title (Brazil): "A Casa de Vidro 2" ("The House of Glass 2")