Content and style dovetail superbly in this offbeat drama, where images continually change in size and shape, evoking the story's message that human experience is always a pathway, not a destination.
63
New York PostLou Lumenick
New York PostLou Lumenick
Ultimately has a somewhat unfinished quality that complements the movie's themes -- and Hall's haunting performance.
63
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
It's an interesting conceit that quickly becomes a precious annoyance especially since the drama itself is so static.
60
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Squint through the humbug, and there's some genuine life going on.
60
The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
Unfortunately demonstrates the same fractured attention span that makes those Oscar-night montages so entertaining.
40
VarietyDennis Harvey
VarietyDennis Harvey
Pic's air of connoisseurist homage overwhelms a haphazard screenplay and characters who are hard to warm up to.
The film is full of artists who seem to be straddling the line between compromise and conviction. There is much straddling in A House on a Hill, and not enough engagement.