How did this not win an Oscar? Woody Harrelson especially! Brilliant performances by all the actors in this film. I cried and rooted for those kids. I was so moved by Harrelsons performance. Hard to believe that Harrelson has always been cast as a dumb guy. He's obviously BRILLIANT about time Hollywood took notice and gave him performance gold.

The storyline was perfect, you don't get bored at any moment of the movie. Great amount of emotions were well-introduced by everyone and I was specifically surprised by the excellent performance of the young actors! As always Woodie never fails at making the best out of his role and Brie Larson did a wonderful job too. I enjoyed the movie and it was a lovely couple of hours spent.

Based off of Jeannette Walls' memoir, the movie chronicles her life from childhood to adulthood. The turmoils and tribulations of growing up with free-spirited parents that also have their own demons. This is a well acted movie... Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts, and Ella Anderson (who plays a young Jeannette) were brilliant. The pace of the movie is relatively even toned. I think the frustration that viewers may encounter has more to do with the context and material of the movie vs. the pace. Speaking of the content and material of the movie, there are times you are bound to feel aggravated, anger and heart-broken due to the circumstances that the children endure. All in all, it's a great movie that will break your heart at times, but that reflects life.

A wonderful movie based on a true story, but the story shouldn't be remembered as an example on how to live life. There are of course good points about their way of living, free from the daily routine and the pressure to contribute to society and fitting in, but the minor points are that the father is just a hopeless drunk that rather had his drinks and fags then providing food for his family. But the story is very captivating, it won't let anybody indifferent. The cast is very well chosen, with Woody Harrelson and Ella Anderson as the most outstanding actors in this movie. But Naomi Watts and Brie Larson were also very good in their roles, as the rest of the cast. At the end of the movie you get to see the real characters of this movie remembering their deceased father, and of course all remembering the good times. Never talk bad about the dead, that's how it is. But not everything was a clear blue sky, on the contrary. The Glass Castle is one of the better movies I saw lately and I could only recommend it.