Le Château de verre

Un drame familial de tous les jours sur une famille avec quatre enfants, une mère folle et un père alcoolique. Une famille comme il en existe des millions dans le monde civilisé, rendant leur histoire dépourvue d'intérêt. L'effort pour mettre en avant des valeurs de vie plus réalistes que l'inclusion dans le système commercial mondial est à la fois cliché et, de plus, manque d'effet car son porteur est censé être un homme intelligent mais par ailleurs irresponsable, un déchet alcoolique. En bref, juste une autre plainte « basée sur des événements réels » sur la difficulté que quelqu'un a pu avoir dans son enfance. (18/09/2020)

I only decided to watch the film because Sarah Snook was in it. At first, I felt like I was watching Captain Fantastic again, but it soon became clear that things would be even bleaker here. The story wasn’t exactly mind-blowing, but I was very satisfied with the performances. I'm not fond of films with child actors, but it was worth it this time. (31/12/2018)

This is definitely an interesting story that is very well presented. It is true that life is capable of writing really interesting (meaning strange, weird, powerful, etc.) stories that don't need much embellishment on their own. Woody Harrelson outdoes everyone else here and shows his growth as an actor film by film. (02/02/2018)

It is an interesting story, but it should have been in the hands of a more experienced director, one who can work more consistently not only with the viewer's emotions, but also with the development of the main characters. The first half is better. The introduction to the family of nomads and their "world" is interesting, novel and quite detailed, and it is also supported by the rewarding performances of the main stars. The white-trash drunkard Woody Harrelson and the lovely and supporting mother Naomi Watts provide a certain type of entertainment when they start spouting their morsels of wisdom. The sketch of the family integrity of the first half is impressive, as is the gradual transformation of the child characters. Unfortunately, the second half is worse in that it only focuses on the brightest star while the others are neglected. The story of a bizarre family and perverse backward values in modern times becomes one woman gratification, which is unfortunately heavy-handed in the finale and literally stumbles sentimentally to the end – completely unnecessary. If it had the dynamic and power of the first half, this would be an impressive film. This leaves at least a very compelling story, and one that is easy to grasp (not boring) for the average viewer. Slightly underdone, yet very substantial in moments and for many people classifiable in the more or less "from life" column. (08/11/2017)