L'otage d'une vengeance

Saved by an intelligent script and some good performances, A House In the Hills chronicles a housesitters descent into the maelstrom of violence and lies at the heart of the California Dream (well, the Southern California one, at least). It's not Htichcock, but it's miles better than your average Showtime filler. Jeffrey Tambor delivers a particularly rich performance as next door neighbour Willie, and the rest of the cast is up to the task. Apparently filmed in Luxembourg, of all places.

This film is so awful, I just saw it on cable. Try to count the number of times you see the microphone in the upper part of the screen.. I promise you you haven´t seen anything like this... You see it more than the actors.

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This is the movie that introduced me to Michael Madsen LOL. It's one of those films that sucks you in and grows on you! I have it on VHS and DVD LOL it's a thriller / mix comedy / semi love story... I love how they dress up in the homeowners clothes, she puts on the dress, he puts on a tux and they travel to the world of Make-Believe and pretend to be in love. Well almost lol. Alex and Mickey bear their naked souls to one another and I absolutely love that, they have to learn the hard way to trust each other and to get each other out of this mess they're in to stay alive. I love the ending as well. Jeffery Tambor's weird character gives it a quirky dangerous twist to the movie as well.

The first 30 minutes or so of this film makes you think it's a knock-off of "The Desperate Hours". But it's not. The film keeps coming at you with unexpected plot turns. Helen Slater is fabulous as the actress/housesitter. Michael Madsen is as good as he usually is, looking extremely menacing when he wants to. I thought this movie was delightful, surprisingly good for a film I'd never heard of.

Just goes to prove it, if you can't beat them, join them. Helen Slater finally did it, appearing nude on film. An interesting movie made all the better by Slater's performance.