The House with a Clock in Its Walls

The main kid is so adorable and Jack Black is a delight as always! It's shocking how every film before this that Eli Roth did had elements of horror and some kind of super gruesome scenes; highly respectable he changed things up. Great story about a haunted house among other things and still watchable for kids. Unfortunate how it's only got 6.0 on IMDb it deserves a lot better.

Sorry to criticize the kid, but the boy can't act and it was painfully distracting. It would also be more interesting if more fun magic tricks were shown...

It's obvious that the main audience target are children but the movie has enough elements to keep adults watch the movie till the end. Some mild horror-like elements appear trough the film, but nothing too scary. Mostly you'll enjoy the fantasy and comedy elements. The story is kind of interesting but lacks some more depth in the main parts and character side story's. Connections between characters are never really expressed and constructed trough the film. Characters have a comedic appearance with a great acting parts from Owen Vaccaro and Cate Blanchett. Overall, a watchable fantasy comedy movie for a quite evening.

Why are people saying this movie is not for kids? I don't understand, it's perfect for kids, we had way more scary movies when I was younger, and we grew up fine. Teach your kids the difference between movies and real life, you'll see, it works.

I'll be straight up and say that if you have a kid that is 9 to 11 years old, this could be a decent family movie to watch together. But adults will likely find this movie misses the mark. The characters are quirky and one-dimensional at the same time and the tone of the movie is a bit uneven. It wasn't a complete waste of time, but at the same time, I don't need to see it again.