Movie; The House with a Clock in it's Walls (2018) Caution; Spoiler Alert

The House with a Clock in it's Walls

Came out; 2018
Time; 1 Hour 45 minutes
Watched on; Amazon



Rating; PG for thematic elements including sorcery, some action, scary images, rude humor and language



IMDB Rating; 6.1/10



Rotten Tomatoes Score; 67%
Average Rating; 6.5/10
Reviews Counted; 67
Fresh; 187
Rotten; 62
Audience Score; 47% Liked it

Caution; Spoiler Alert

A young orphan named Lewis Barnavelt aids his magical uncle in locating a clock with the power to bring about the end of the world

Staring;

Jack Black as Jonathan Barnavelt

Cate Blanchette as Florence Zimmerman

Qwen Vaccaro as Lewis Barnavelt

Kyle MacLachlan as Issac Izard

Renee Elise Goldsberry as Selena Izard

Colleen Camp as Mrs. Hanchette

Lorenza Izzo as Mother

Storyline;

Lewis Barnavelt, after losing his parents, is sent to Michigan to live with his uncle Jonathan. He discovers his uncle is a warlock, and enters a world of magic and sorcery. But this power is not limited to good people: Lewis learns of Isaac Izard, an evil wizard who constructed a magical clock with black magic, as long as it exists it will keep ticking, counting down to doomsday. He died before he could finish the clock, but he hid the clock in his house, where Uncle Jonathan now lives. Now Lewis and Jonathan must find the clock before it finishes its countdown and ends the world.

Thoughts;

I very much loved this movie, it kept moving and was funny all at the same time! I have zero issues with the acting in this movie, I thought they all did very well and I love LOVE banter in movies, any movies.



Plot Summary; CAUTION; Major Spoiler Alert

After his parents are killed in a car crash, ten-year-old Lewis Barnavelt moves to live with his uncle Jonathan. All he has left of his parents is a Magic 8-Ball they had given him. He meets Jonathan's neighbor and best friend, Florence Zimmerman. During the night, Lewis is puzzled when he hears a ticking sound in the walls. Lewis begins exploring the house and stumbles upon Jonathan smashing a wall with an ax. Frightened, he runs away and stumbles upon multiple household objects coming to life. Jonathan confesses that he is a warlock and Florence is a witch. The house's previous owners were a sinister warlock named Isaac Izard and his equally wicked wife Selena, who had hidden a clock within the walls of the house before they died. Jonathan has been trying to find it and discover its purpose. Despite Jonathan's discouragement, Lewis begins teaching himself magic..