Wonderful character development!

Captivating movie !

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Blistering performances.

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.

I watched this movies years after its release not knowing what to expect. I expected to see a horror movie, but was still engaged with the movie when I realized that it was a psychological thriller. Daniel Craig was amazing in this movie as Will Atenton as was Rachel Weisz who played his wife Libby Atenton. Craig and Weisz have amazing chemistry together playing husband and wife. The movie starts with Daniel Craig leaving his job to move to a small town in his dream home with his wife and two pretty daughters Trish and Dee Dee, age seven and five, respectively. Shortly, after moving in, Atenton noticed strange things happening in his home. Mysterious people are constantly watching him and his family. The police treat him as if he is a mad man and no one will tell him what is going on like the whole town is against him. Even his wife eventually wonders why the police refuse to do anything when someone in a car tries to run him over in front of their home. Naomi Watts was excellent in her small part as the next door neighbor Ann Patterson, who is separated from his husband Jack Patterson played by Marton Csokas. Jack obviously doesn't like his estranged wife and is trying to win sole custody of their teenager daughter. The movie has three acts. The first half is the introduction of the cute family of four. The second act is the twist when Will learns about Peter Ward, the previous owner of the home who was accused of murdering his wife and children. The final act is another twist when Will begins to learn the truth about Peter Ward, and the movie dwelves between the worlds of fantasy and reality and takes a little supernatural twist. Dream House was a great movie that I recommend if you like thrillers. I will definitely watch this movie again because it was so enjoyable and to catch the little pieces that I missed that led to the conclusion. Some of the supernatural scenes in the trailer are a flashback Will has while taking a bath. So for those of you who wanted a haunted house movie and horror and guts and gore, you're going to be disappointed. But any of you who enjoy a good psychological thriller with good actors,a good storyline,and cool twists and turns that will creep the heck out of you than you will enjoy the movie. Excellent movie!

I kind of wanted to like this movie a lot better than I really did. It started out pretty darn good, but it didn't follow through like it should. Or could.Daniel Craig in a horror movie.. Well mystery, thriller.. I had to see that! And Naomi Watts, and Rachel Weisz! That's three solid actors. And the acting is solid, too. The story is pretty good, not excellent, but better than many. It's always pleasant to watch this kind of movie with real actors. Unfortunately it's not that good. Can't really say what's wrong, I just wasn't that entertained. But the real reason I write this review, is that it has this one short scene, that almost brought me to tears. It was so warm and touching. And that my movie-seeing friends, is not often in mystery-thriller-horror movies. That one scene made me like the whole movie a lot better. I even get the feeling now, that I got from watching the scene when I did.So yeah. Not that good of a movie, but has it's qualities, and one really nice little scene.

In a bid to be all fresh and original on us, and to avoid predictable cliché, DREAM HOUSE turns out to be a right mess of a movie. The set-up is a familiar one indeed: Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz move to a rural dwelling with their kids, only to learn of sinister shenanigans in the neighbourhood. The house was the scene of a brutal massacre and the killer's still on the loose.So far, so predictable, but halfway through there's a big twist that you won't see coming. Unfortunately after this stage believability goes right out of the window with one muddled, nonsensical idea after the other. It becomes a pure fantasy film, one that bears no semblance to reality or indeed has a proper structure or plot either. We're supposed to believe in the dumbest character actions and the most ridiculous situations.Needless to say, nobody comes out of this looking good, particularly the interfering producers and the writers. Craig and Weisz turn in staid and dull performances and even reliable supporting stars like Elias Koteas and Martin Csokas are wasted. The less said about Naomi Watt's insipid turn the better. No, this turns out to be a godawful thriller and one to avoid at all costs.