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Memorable, crazy movie

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

An almost constant stream of surprises, "House of Last Things" is a bizarre delight from start to finish. It's never truly frightening but always quizzically intriguing. Though the quasi haunted house story makes "a kind" of sense by the end, I'm glad writer/director Bartlett left enough ambiguity intact to haunt until the next viewing (I've seen it twice now and appreciate all the cross referencing, time and space shifts and symbolic details - much care went into this). All the actors do a decent job, particularly the otherworldly little boy. Extremely impressive cinematography and transitions. Those looking for a straight genre exercise will most likely be frustrated by the oblique fragmented story however that is precisely the kind of film I love. Also, it isn't easy to make golf courses and yellow balloons threatening.

BALLOONS?What the hell..This movie is unfortunately unbearable to watch. I am sorry to say this and to take the time to point out how flawed and pretentious this movie is but I feel I have the duty to tell. And I think the blame is mostly on the director who has NO eye for photography and lighting.. the shots are flat and, I am sorry to say, but amateur looking. The lighting would have made all the difference and a good DOP would have certainly helped.PLEASE STOP IT WITH THE BALLOON ALREADY.. its the worst imagery symbolism I saw in a long while. The actors are all overdoing it especially the punk-horny-then-turned- intellectual guy......I am sure this was maybe fun to shoot, but holy god its horrible. And the music is again tries to be some sort of symbolism too, but it just doesn't work.. but oh god the lighting.. and the writing... The characters says stupid inane stuff. Would not recommend and would not even discuss among friends. I am sorry but this movie is a complete wet fart. OH before I go I will say the opening credit was the only thing I truly enjoyed and it had me somewhat intrigued. Yet laughing at the flying golf clubs because it reminded me of Caddy Shack instantly.

Never wrote a review before and will probably never do it again, unless it's to stop using IMDb as a source of miss-leading people to watch a horrible movie like this one. The whole value of the movie is terrible. I'm what you would call a film fanatic so I watch pretty much everything and yes I have seen worse then this, but if you are an average viewer who wants an average flick just stay away from this one ... if no you can spend the first 15 minutes watching and instantly know why i wrote this .... you have been warned. Hope I help to put the film in the spot where it should be and that's definitely below 5/10. I urge others who have seen these to write what they think about it as well so we can help others avoid this.Thank you all.

Sharing here what I read on the message board. "To think I scoffed at all of the incredibly rave reviews and went into this film thinking it was just another ruse to entice people to fork out their cash for inferior goods, as it is somewhat of a common practice on this site. So set the reviews aside and read my unbiased opinion of the film. So this is where I have come(as usual) to tell potential viewers who, like me, were/are skeptical after their first glance at this film and reviews for "The Last House" aka "House of Last Things", that this film is the real deal. Not just the real deal, but dare I say this is Michael Bartlett's masterpiece, it's a film which has been so finely tuned by this writer/director, likely over the many years since his last effort in 1998 the German film "The Little Girl Who Fell from the Tree"(I never heard of it either, but I've now added it to my WL). He has taken notice in the styles of many of the greats, like Lynch, Hitchcock and I especially felt a familiarity to Kubrick's "The Shining", and re-visioned it into his own unique perspective. It is a bit exhausting to watch as the story slowly bores through your brain like that of a worm through the apple, but worth every bit IMO. What it lacks in budget, it makes up for in style, with many subtle visual touches that weave through past and present, creating an uneasy and sort of supernatural atmosphere. Though heads up, it's a very cerebral film so if you like the kind of film where a bathroom break or a snack run won't ruin continuity then you should consider moving on. Or if you love a smart, well written indie thriller that leaves you guessing, then I highly recommend catching this if you can. 8.7/10"