Movie Review: "The Glass Castle" Is A Haunting, Poignant Film Bolstered By Powerhouse Performances by Larson and Harrleson
THE GLASS CASTLE Starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Max Greenfield, Sarah Snook and Naomi Watts Based on the book by Jeannette Walls Screenplay by Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Lanham Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton Reviewed by Patrick Gibbs Out of Four S ome movies hit you hard for different reasons, and sometimes they hit you on a personal level. The Glass Castle was one of those films for me. Jeannette Walls' best selling 2005 memoir, which chronicles her life growing up in a dirt poor family that moved from place to place to avoid bill collectors and the authorities, portrays an experience that doesn't exactly mirrors my own up bringing, but there's just enough there to give me pause. I grew up poor and home schooled, and experienced both the feelings of isolation that comes with it and the intense bond that develops between siblings who are your only peers, and as someone who has also experienced some significant ups and downs