the glass house or ( 2001 ) ( out of four ) by blake french represent the glass house take place in a beautiful and luxurious glass mansion complete with swimming pool and expensive artwork and high tech security system and and just about everything else . the wealthy occupant and terry and erin glass ( stellan skarsgard and diane lane ) and become legal guardian of sixteen year old rudy ( leelee sobieski ) and eleven year old rhett ( trevor morgan ) and when the kid parent die in an automobile accident . terry and erin be the best friend of the child parent . they welcome their new guest into a world of wealth and glamour and and fun . soon enough and however and rudy notice strange quirk about these seemingly friendly folk . be terry secretly watch rudy change her clothes . be erin addict to prescription drug and or be she a diabetic . be her parent death an accident and or a diabolical act of murder . trust become as transparent a the glass surround this family . the glass house open to mostly negative review and and not without probable cause . the setup provide an intriguing and imaginative situation and but everything happens so quickly the film forgets character introduction . first time feature director daniel sackheim helm a hole laden script by wesley strick that create more plot hole than swiss cheese . the film derive into involve material and but lack the focus to play out these plot point . while daniel sackheim and wesley strick create a movie that lack the timeliness and intelligence of a first rate and edge of your seat thrill ride and the glass house do offer good suspense and a plot that reveal itself with tantalize sinister hint and increase tension . it keep u guess and even if this diabolical fairy tale be anything but surprising . leelee sobieski have be in a lot of movie lately and and that not a coincidence . she be a very talented actress and and she carry the glass house through many plot miscalculation . trevor morgan and see in jurassic park 3 and adequately support sobieski thorough and convincing performance . the very gifted diane lane and stellan skarsgard cover their sinister motif with pretentious personality and but inject a mysterious and menacing undercurrent . the glass house also provide a fresh and unique outlook on villain . instead of cause trouble and these character get themselves into trouble and which eventually make them dangerous . innovative and original twist like these be what make this movie worth a look . they say those who live in glass house should not throw stone and but the villain in the glass house do and and it only a matter of time before everything shatters and break apart . it quite involve watch these event come about and especially through a character drive story .