'The House That Jack Built': Art House snobs will love it . . .

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Everybody else not so much. This director's cut becomes tedious after the first ten minutes of Matt Dillion's narration and deliberations over him being a serial killer. We are taken through five of his favorite kills as he explains them to Virg (Virgil, of Dante) who in turns questions his true motives. We see Jack's haphazard MO and choice of victims. His first, Thurman, you cheer on but after that point not so much.

The film is intercut with Jack's attempt build a house which he tears down several times due to its lack of perfection. Near the end, Virg becomes Virgil and Jack becomes Dante being shown the inner workings of hell. Jack's descent into Hell was an eager and final one.

Out of 2.5 hours, the most shocking thing to me was when Jack shot an eight-year-old twice with a deer rifle while he was trying to escape. That was followed up by the kid's younger brother and mother. Pretty rough stuff. Second only was the severing of Riley Keough's breast as Jack got playful.

Most of Von Trier's films are for a very thin demographic that pretend to understand him. Dillion is very good as the quasi-intellect that can be funny at the same time he is hacking, choking, and stabbing away.

The ultimate irony, to me, is his political message at the beginning of a film bereft of social redemption and human decency.

2 wonks for shooting a lot of footage and Dillion's character
3 wanks for thermonuclear self-indulgence

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Topic - 'The House That Jack Built': Art House snobs will love it . . . - Billy Wonka 10:15:33 11/29/18 (4)

Matt Dillon - manerac 18:53:37 11/29/18 (3)

He directed and played in City of Ghosts, 2002. - free.ranger 20:18:34 11/29/18 (2)

Really liked that . . . had a Lynchian touch. * - Billy Wonka 08:28:55 11/30/18 (1)

Trailer - Billy Wonka 12:00:15 11/30/18 (0)

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