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- Certainly forgiveness and redemption are admirable—and possible—after such a difficult childhood. They’re also worthy and inspiring cinematic themes. But “The Glass Castle” ultimately ties up all the ugliness with a tidy bow that doesn’t quite fit.
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Aug 10, 2017 · ‘The Glass Castle’ Review: Legendary Memoir Gets the Mediocre-Movie Treatment. Adaptation of journalist Jeanette Walls' devastating rough-childhood book peddles easy uplift instead of cold,...
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Aug 10, 2017 · The Glass Castle, based on Jeannette Walls’ memoir, remains as transparent and ethereal as the architectural wonder in its title because its treatment of its material is so rote. A child faces...
Aug 11, 2017 · “The Glass Castle” is at odds with itself. Maybe that contradiction is by design. Maybe it’s inevitable, given the emotionally complicated terrain it treads. But the result is a film that never quite clicks tonally and doesn’t do justice to its harrowing central story.
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Aug 9, 2017 · If The Glass Castle has a villain, it’s Rex’s alcoholism. In one painful scene, he attempts to detox at home and suffers severe withdrawals that terrify the kids. Despite his addiction being one of the main themes of the film, Rex never seeks professional treatment.
Aug 11, 2017 · These Are The Biggest Ways The 'Glass Castle' Movie Differs From The Book. The nearly unbelievable true story of gossip columnist Jeannette Walls' impoverished childhood, which she hid for...
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Aug 10, 2017 · The Glass Castle offers up a movie clan to beat in terms of complete dysfunction, though the brutal and heart-wrenching film is in its own way just as much of a mess.
Aug 10, 2017 · The Glass Castle spent seven years on the best-seller list, but Jeannette Walls talks about its movie adaptation almost as if it’s about someone else. Maybe that’s what happens when a memoirist sells her story to Hollywood.
