Dream House (film)

A movie about a man (Daniel Craig) who moved to a small town with his family. Strange things happen, and he learns that his house was the site of a gruesome triple murder.


 * Book Ends: The film starts with Will leaving New York City . It ends with him in New York City,.
 * Chekhov's Gun: The opening scene shows Will quitting his job at GPH publishing..
 * Jack Patterson looks at an e-mail concerning the custody dispute with his ex-wife Ann over their daughter Chloe..
 * Also, Will's co-workers at GPH, mention the novel he was working on..
 * Creator Backlash: Jim Sheridan doesn't like the final cut of the film as he was locked out of the editing room as punishment for bad test screenings (he did do studio-mandated reshoots though).
 * : Will had to solve the mystery of Peter Ward to do this..
 * Foreshadowing: Several examples
 * The scene where Will arrives at his home reveals that his home was at the apex of a loop street intersecting the same road at both ends..
 * In the scene where Will leaves the GPH building, we see a traffic signal assembly. Even though GPH was located in New York City, the traffic signal assembly is not the type used there..
 * Guns Akimbo: Boyce used two guns.
 * Hoist by His Own Petard:  tries to kill Will and   in a house fire. It does not end well for him.
 * Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane: It is unclear whether In fact, the film provides evidence for both versions.
 * Mind Screw
 * Mistaken Identity: The reason for the triple murder..
 * Not Quite Dead: Boyce, . He , resulting in the.
 * Not Screened for Critics
 * Schrödinger's Gun: see Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
 * Trailers Always Lie: The movie was promoted as a horror film..
 * Trailers Always Spoil:.
 * Villain Ball:  holds this when he.
 * And he held the ball earlier when he  without making sure  . It was not as if   would do anything to retaliate like, maybe.
 * And he held the ball earlier when he  without making sure  . It was not as if   would do anything to retaliate like, maybe.