Dream House
Dream House
PG-13 | 30 September 2011 (USA)
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Publisher Will Atenton quits a lucrative job in New York to relocate his wife, Libby, and their daughters to a quaint town in New England. However, as they settle into their home the Atentons discover that a woman and her children were murdered there, and the surviving husband is the town's prime suspect. With help from a neighbor who was close to the murdered family, Will pieces together a horrifying chain of events.

Reviews
Protraph Lack of good storyline.
TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.
ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
Yazmin Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.
Mihai Toma After quitting his job and moving together with his family in a new home, Will begins to believe that something is not right. He starts encountering some strange events, nobody is willing to help, so he suddenly realizes that he's living a dream and that a hidden truth from the past is there to be found.It's a very twisted story of a man haunted by his past who struggles to preserve his mental sanity while trying to figure out what happened so wrong that changed his life dramatically. It is interesting and catchy with all its mind challenging events and its sudden changes of perspective keeping you focused all the way to the end. There is one aspect that kept me from giving it maximum rating and that is the cause of the fatal event which simply put, was awkward. It's a bit difficult to fully enjoy a film that's so serious knowing that it all began from a stupid misunderstanding. Otherwise, it's a pretty great drama.
areatw I read a few reviews of 'Dream House' before I watched it and saw that it had a lot of haters. Half way through and I was struggling to see why, everything was going so well. It was building up nicely and I was expecting a dramatic and revealing ending.Instead I was left somewhat perplexed as to what had actually happened. Once it had finished I still had plenty of unanswered questions and it was only once I'd thought it through several times over (with a little help from the internet) that I got my answers. Even so, it was far too complicated for my liking and the plot was hardly convincing. As if one ludicrous plot twist isn't enough, this film springs 2 or 3 on you.The absurdity of the plot completely ruins this movie, which is a shame because it had potential. The film itself isn't that bad, it's well written and acted, which makes it even more frustrating. They tried to be too clever and it backfired badly.
Alexander Garcia This is a sweet, psychotic trip about a dad who was framed and who lives a schizophrenic second reality every time he's in his house, where there was a tragic accident, for which he was framed. It'll break your heart and make you think. This films draws a perfect picture that is heartbreaking and shows the extent of love, justice, and a broken, but beautiful love story.I loved this movie so much. It was so sweet and exquisite, like gourmet food, in the beginning and then the story folds out as you normally think it would, being a thriller; but there's an unexpected twist that is so freaking brilliant and the every event that follows will make you roll out one tear at a time. It's definitely worth a watch and I've already made plans to re-watch. With a bit of romance, mystery, and definitely suspense, this is one of the best films I've seen in the past twenty years. The casting could not be any better and with a plot that is just as freaking amazing, you have this amazing underrated film.
krycek19 I hate Craig's Bond and in general, he's always been a bad actor in my opinion. But he was good in Dream House. DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE!!The twist is that Craigs character Will is really Peter Ward, whose family was shot by mistake. And in order to protect himself he has created Will and a fantasy world where his family is alive and well. But at the same time his wife and two daughters are more than just figments of his imagination. They are actual ghosts. The truth is that the neighbor hired a man to kill his wife because he thought she was cheating on him. And the man he hired went into the wrong house and killed Peters wife and kids instead.Ever since then Peter has been committed to a mental institution, thinking he killed his own family. But eventually he he is released for lack of evidence. Peter then goes back to the house and slowly finds his way back to reality. It all ends with the neighbor trying to kill his own wife and Peter. But he and the man he hired ends up dead, shot and burned to death in that order. Next time we see Peter he's normal again and has written a book about what happened that has become a nr. 1 bestseller. How he was able to proof his innocence when the guilty men died makes no sense. Maybe if the movie had another ending or it had been 15 minutes longer it could have been explained better. It was an interesting movie but it suffered from a bad ending and to many things left unexplained.