Movie Review - House At The End Of The Street
By Rych McCain International/Nationally Syndicated Entertainment Columnist
Photos Courtesy of Relativity
House At The End Of The Street.
Relativitymedia, A Filmnation Entertainment/A Bigger Boat
Production. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Max Thieriot, Elisabeth Shue,
Gil Bellows, Eva Link, Nolan Gerard Funk and Allie MacDonald. Directed
by Mark
Tonderai. Screenplay by David Loucka. Story by Jonathan
Mostow. Produced by Aaron Ryder, Peter Block and Hal
Lieberman.
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| Max Thieriot (Good Ryan) |
Hollywood has had her share of actors playing psychopaths. Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 classic “Psycho” and Jack Nicholson as Randle P. Murphy screaming “Heareers Johnny” in the 1975 cult hit “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’ are two examples that stand out. Now we can add another name to that distinguished list of actors who brilliantly portrayed a psycho and he is Max Thieriot who delivers a convincing and most certainly Oscar® worthy performance as Ryan the mysterious boy next door.
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| Jennifer Lawrence (Elissa) |
Much of the attention of this
movie was put on Jennifer Lawrence because of her “Hunger Games” success and from a marketing standpoint
understandably so. She is a cutie-pie and does respectfully carry her weight as
Elissa, the girl next door who is drawn to Ryan.
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| Evil Ryan |
But it is Thieriot who takes
the cake as he masterfully switches personalities from super nice, polite,
respectful teen to a monster, out-of-control, killer psycho. Thieriot is the
first actor this year to toot my horn and put up for a “Best Actor” Oscar® nod
next spring!
****Excellent! (Ride In Front 1st Class!)
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