Product Details

• Actors: Angie Harmon, Joel Gretsch, Jordan Hinson, Bobby Coleman, Jason London
• Directors: Steve Antin
• Writers: Brett Merryman, Wesley Strick
• Producers: Billy Pollina, Connie Dolph, Nick Phillips
• Format: Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1 EX), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Subtitles: English, French
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: October 3, 2006
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000H5TH0M
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #104,503 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Glass House - The Good Mother" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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GLASS HOUSE 2:GOOD MOTHER - DVD Movie

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Major Disappointment !, February 2, 2007

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Metallian "stained89" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Glass House - The Good Mother (DVD)

I have always said when it comes to Hollywood sequels they are usually always worse than the "original" movie.
Unfortunately, I was proven right again by this sequal to the excellent "original" Glass House movie.

The problem with "Glass House 2" is its absolute predictability: This starts with the plot, moves to the general atmosphere, applies to the fate of the characters, and lasts right up to the happy ending. Therefore, really everything is sooo predictable, that it takes the suspense out of even the most promising scenes, where one can tell that the producers were trying desperately to conjure up some suspense, but, nonetheless, everything comes to no avail.

While watching this movie, as an avid Thriller fan, I kept thinking to myself this can't be it, there must be some kind of a departure or twist in the story coming any time soon, from this all too predictable plot. Well, there was none what so ever, the movie just kept draging on, in its rather slow pace and fashion.
The acting was solid, especially the "good" mother, but what's the use, when even that is wasted in such a run of the mill story.

One can really see that the only motive in making such sequels, and films in general, is money. Also the aforementioned 2 instances where the figure that the sister of the younger brother sees is never explained, as well as the bed in the basement are logical flaws, that were added undoubtedly for suspense purposes. I don't think that they really mar the film much. These cases are not real problems, the real problem is the sheer predictability, which makes everything seem dull and tedious.

So do yourself a favor and avoid this one, if you haven't see the first movie, see it, its fabulous and in contrast to this one very exciting and unpredictable 'til the end.

P.S. Maybe my rating wouldn't have been as harsh, had this movie not been called "Glass House 2", but with that title it just raised my expectations immensly, hence, the 1 star rating.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars FOSTER MOM FROM HELL, October 24, 2006

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Michael Butts (Berkeley Springs, WV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Glass House - The Good Mother (DVD)

The usually sweet and kind Angie Harmon pulls a Tallulah Bankhead die die my darling in her role as the titular good mother who is not so good. Harmon chews up the scenery with a tenacity and venom equal to those other madames who've played psychomommies. Seems like everytime she and hubby Joel Gretsch take in a foster child, the child perishes. Seems like Munchhausen's has a new poster mommy. Her latest wards are a teenager (well played by Jordan Hinson) and her little brother. They were left parentless due to an auto accident and family's good friend cop Jason London is forced to place them in foster care. Once the children arrive at their new home, however, they find themselves virtual prisoners under the possessive care of Harmon.
There aren't a lot of surprises in this by the book thriller, but Harmon is so delightfully evil she makes it all worthwhile.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suspene!!, May 22, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Glass House - The Good Mother (DVD)

I love this movie. Angie Harmon usually plays the cop, the lawyer, the victom,etc,ect, but in this movie she changes her image completely!! She is such a talented actress. I never really paid that much attention to her before, but after this, I'm going to...watch this movie. It's Way better than the first one...