The House That Jack Built

(2018)

★ 6.8 IMDb · 3,145 votes

Genres: Drama, Horror, Crime, Thriller

Year: 2018

Runtime: 152 min

Country: Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden

Director: Ларс фон Триер

Cast: Мэтт Диллон, Bruno Ganz, Ума Турман, Шиван Фэллон Хоган, Sofie Gråbøl

Plot

Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for twelve years.

USA in the 1970s. We follow the highly intelligent Jack over a span of 12 years and are introduced to the murders that define Jack's development as a serial killer. We experience the story from Jack's point of view, while he postulates that each murder is an artwork in itself. As the inevitable police intervention is drawing nearer, he is taking greater and greater risks in his attempt to create the ultimate artwork. Along the way we experience Jack's descriptions of his personal condition, problems and thoughts through a recurring conversation with the unknown Verge--a grotesque mixture of sophistry mixed with an almost childlike self-pity and psychopathic explanations. The House That Jack Built is a dark and sinister story, yet presented through a philosophical and occasional humorous tale.