![]() Zimmerman, Jonathan's spinster neighbor-another actor known for her vamping. Black co-headlines the film with Cate Blanchett-who plays Mrs. But only the latter is seriously distracting. Then again, you might dislike "The House with a Clock In Its Walls" if you focus on the film's potty humor-we get it, the flying topiary lion isn't house-trained-and showy performances, especially Black, who seems to dominate every frame he's in. ![]() So if you're not paying too much attention-maybe you're distracted by how much money you paid for your kid's concession stand treats, or maybe you're watching the film alone at home-you might be able to overlook the programmatic nature of "The House with a Clock In Its Walls." And the menagerie of computer-generated monsters, which includes talking dummies and sentient jack-o'-lanterns, are slick-looking. And the scene-to-scene pacing is patient enough to establish the importance of certain key plot points and character dynamics. ![]() Stine's kiddy horror " Goosebumps" series.īut the plot-about Lewis ( Owen Vaccaro), a newly orphaned pre-teen who becomes a powerful warlock with some help from kooky uncle Jonathan ( Jack Black)-is mostly adequate. ![]() Granted, it is more than a little familiar: you'd be forgiven if the movie's trailer, which does a decent job of capturing the film's doofy mood, seems like an ad for a new movie based on R.L. "The House with a Clock In Its Walls"-horror director Eli Roth's first attempt at a kid-friendly horror-fantasy-is basically watchable. ![]()
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