The House of the Spirits

All I can say is that PLEASE read this book and forget this poorly made movie. The book is amazing, magical and a work of art in itself. This movie does it NO justice.... Full review

Very good drama movie based on the best selling Isabel Allende's novel "The House of the Spirits" The book itself is pretty different from the movie... In the movie, the narrator is the daughter of the main character, Clara. In the... Full review

"The House Of Spirits" is a completely unforgettable film, the script, the cast and the direction form an incredible set, which do the work arrive to perfection, finally, a great film. The script is based on work of the famous... Full review

This story, about a journey of a family in Chile, shows that a great story + great actings can create a movie that will remain in our memories for the rest of the lives. Inspired in Isabel Allende's novel, the story... Full review

"La Casa de los Espiritus", better known in English as "The House of the Spirits", is one of the greatest films that I've seen. Everything is really good! It deserves really an A+! Excellent.... Full review

The House of the Spirits is a gripping tale of family intrigue, South American politics and super-natural powers. Meryl Streep, Glenn Close and Jeremy Irons bring Isabel Allende's novel to life with all its passion and suspense. This, in my... Full review

this film is never a bore...a real tear jerker...with good moral lessons. I never fail to mention that this is one of my favorite movie.... Full review

This is the story Esteban, a man who gain land and fortune through hard work. He only wishes for a loving family that have what he did not when he was a child. His conservative ways adds to that struggle... Full review

They book is totally different, but I really enjoyed this movie. The casting seems a bit weird, but somehow they really pulled it off.... Full review

I just do not get very inspired in this treatment of Isabel Allende's novel. The worst thing is that I cannot even identify exactly what it is that does not succeed in really drawing me into the story. Evidently the... Full review

"The House of the Spirits" looks like a lavish, rich epic. The film lacks such a center. You expect great things from such a stellar cast: Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas and Vanessa Redgrave. ... Full Review

The story told in " The House of the Spirits " is a lusty, passionate Latin melodrama, filled with ghosts, magic, poison and romance. All of the characters have the right names, all of the necessary events occur, and indeed the very best local actors have been engaged. ... Full Review

His dispirited "House" is stiff and superficial, an earnest, ambitious failure. House" is performed in English, but the acting is so unaccountably, embarrassingly stilted, it feels dubbed -- you keep looking for subtitles. ... Full Review

The viewer doesn't have to be familiar with the book, however, to realize the film's a pretentious failure. "The House of the Spirits," the film adaptation of Isabel Allende's venerated novel, makes short shrift of the book's bounties, shreds the plot, combines or eliminates characters, airbrushes the brutal parts -- then attempts to dignify the destruction with a crowd of prestigious stars, including Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas and Vanessa Redgrave. ... Full Review

The House of the Spirits" is not rated but would easily get an R for considerable violence, gore, sex, nudity and some profanity. All of this holds the potential for exciting storytelling, but the film just plods along in an episodic manner ... Full Review