House of Last Things (2013)

You won't be disappointed!

Purely Joyful Movie!

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

This film was beautifully shot and for all you true horror/thriller fans its a must see.This film kinda reminds me of Stephen Kings "It" and some of the the music sounds like it is from the movie "Signs". As a fan of thrillers and Horror, I think this one right now is the best thriller I've seen in a long time. And only those who truly appreciate the art of film will see this movie as I do, a cinema art piece.I'm sure that for some its hard to imagine Horror and art to even be in the same sentence but in a rare instance it appears and the "House of Last Things" is just that, a work of art. It is a visually stimulating film And without a bunch of dramatic ridiculous special effects and of course the heart of film ,the story, it is about ....well ,I guess you'll have to watch it and see! So grab the popcorn and enjoy!

I got suckered in to it again.Red some where this was a horror but IMDb says it's a thriller.It is more accurate but for me it was a thriller that didn't thrill.The effects where laughable and no way up to date to todays standards.It is like 'the possession of Michael King' a whole lot of silliness,no real content and payed people saying it's something good.I'm getting quite good at spotting these films so in the future I will be writing less of 'm simply because I don't wanna waste my time on them.Besides it is also difficult to write 10 lines on a movie where nothing really happens.It's not worthy to write a lot about it. having said that....

House of Last Things or The Last House (which really made no sense, and now makes little more) is a twisted thriller/horror/cracked-reality like The Shining from Stephen King with very broad strokes taken to deliver a visual effect sometimes working it's way into your subconscious in the back ground long before you even notice that it was always messing with you. The truth is what is fighting to get free, and the other truths that are forced up trying to get to the source are all equally vague until they are not anymore. I have to add the balloon had to have been stuck in the tree, and Adam was climbing up to get it, not just hiding. I believe that the house was trying to get that across as well taking some of the blame, and giving some to the tree. They do touch on the House having memories that it is trying to work through. The basics of the opening act are really just slow, and fulfilling dropping you in to the second act not liking the boyfriend, completely suspicious of the Brother, and uncertain why this girl is permitting these sorts of behaviors. So I was surprised when during that second act I found that I was Enjoying the twists back, and forth from Italy, and the strange Wacky Wednesday kind of stuff that is messing with everyone. There is a lot of energy tying the owners of the house to the sitters. If you like mixed up, twisted magical movies that are trying to keep you off guard all the time, and you know you be rewarded for taking the ride; then this is one I recommend you sit back, and soak in.Jesse of www.Jesse.ca

I thoroughly enjoyed this film. Finally caught it at the Houston World Fest. I admit it was different from what I'd expected. I'd seen Bartlett's Little Girl Who Fell From a Tree several years ago and loved it, so I was expected more of a thriller vibe. What I got was gentler, more thoughtful, and mature storytelling. This film was beautifully laid out, handsomely crafted, and lyrically held together. The way that music and color was used to weave the past and present together really brought the whole film together for me. And, the creepy, almost fairytale use of the apple tree and golf balls was awesome! I'm so glad that I had a chance to see it in the theater.